saddle seat

American  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of saddle seat

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

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saddle seat

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

Sitting as erect and as easily as any cavalier of the world’s best, he was tall in his saddle seat, his legs were long and straight.

From The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman by Emerson Hough

She had swung down on the other side of the horse, and her glance at him across the saddle seat was like a rapier thrust.

From A Texas Ranger by William MacLeod Raine

He made the visit to Hollow Hut first, and in the ease of a saddle seat he reached the old familiar wood by a much more direct trail than he had followed when a boy.

From The Boy from Hollow Hut A Story of the Kentucky Mountains by Isla May Mullins