saddle roof

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noun

a roof that has a ridge and two gablesAlso called: saddleback

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Words nearby saddle roof

saddle joint, saddle leather, saddle oxford, saddle point, saddler, saddle roof, saddlery, saddle seat, saddle shoe, saddle soap, saddle someone with

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How to use saddle roof in a sentence

Which is why you should: “Clap along, if you feel like a room without a roof.”
Forget the Resolutions; Try a Few Declarations|Kevin Bleyer|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
We were on her roof talking and trying to come up with ideas, to think of alternatives to renting a studio.
#Setinthestreet: Your Street Corner Is Their Art Project|James Joiner|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The two once lived together under the same roof, after Brooke asked Fenner to live with them.
Beaten By His Church for Being Gay|Justin Jones|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Some wielding signs hit the roof, windshield, and body of the car I was traveling in.
It’s Time to Hold Protesters Accountable|Ron Christie|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Yeah, I mean, as far as Maggie goes, her reducing a church to just “four walls and a roof” says a lot about the character.
‘Walking Dead’ Showrunner Scott Gimple Teases ‘Darker, Weirder’ Times Ahead|Melissa Leon|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Pontellier and Ratignolle compartments adjoined one another under the same roof.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Even as they gazed they saw its roof caught up, and whirled off as if it had been a scroll of paper.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
Fatigue he never knew, and on one occasion he was said to have spent thirteen days and nights in the saddle.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
"I call you," the policeman said, and stripping the saddle and bridle from his sweaty horse, turned him loose to graze.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
We had been twelve hours in the saddle, and had ridden over nearly a hundred miles of ground.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various