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saddle seat

American  

noun

  1. a chair seat having a double slope downward from a central ridge highest at the front.


Etymology

Origin of saddle seat

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

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Velazquez, after all, had a saddle seat for a two-horse duel.

From Washington Post • Sep. 5, 2020

In terms of style, whereas the previous owner practiced saddle seat, DuKate’s expertise is in eventing.

From Washington Times • May 16, 2016

Jest a kid, but lemme tell you When she warms a saddle seat On that outlaw bronc a-straddle She is one that can't be beat!

From Songs of the Cattle Trail and Cow Camp by Lomax, John Avery

At the same time the Houssa corporal, who stood by the tripod of the starboard gun, sat down on the little saddle seat of it with his thumb on the control.

From Sanders of the River by Wallace, Edgar

One of them, lying with his head against the second saddle seat, wears what was once a fashionable white English yachting suit.

From Captain Brassbound's Conversion by Shaw, Bernard

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