saddle-backed

[ sad-l-bakt ]

adjective

having the back or upper surface curved like a saddle.
having a saddlelike marking on the back, as certain birds.

Origin of saddle-backed

First recorded in 1535–45

Words Nearby saddle-backed

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How to use saddle-backed in a sentence

It has been my wont to choose a saddle-backed feather for a dead shaft, and a swine-backed for a smooth flier.
The White Company | Arthur Conan Doyle
The church has a very picturesque outline, with a saddle-backed tower like that of St. Sampson's, in Guernsey.
The Channel Islands | Joseph Morris
Staring in silence at the saddle-backed mountain, their minds traveled into the past.
El Diablo | Brayton Norton
To reach it we had a longish walk and stiff climb, as it lies on the far side of a high, saddle-backed line of hills.
Chats on Angling | H. V. Hart-Davis
I rode to Burradorgang, a saddle-backed hill bearing 117 degrees from our camp and distant 19 miles.
Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Vol 2 (of 2) | Thomas Mitchell

British Dictionary definitions for saddle-backed

saddle-backed

adjective

having the back curved in shape or concave like a saddle
having a saddleback

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