saddlebag
Americannoun
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a large bag or pouch, usually one of a pair, hung from a saddle, laid over the back of a horse behind the saddle, or mounted over the rear wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle.
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Often saddlebags. excess fat around the hips and buttocks.
noun
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a pouch or small bag attached to the saddle of a horse, bicycle, etc
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informal (plural) rolls of fat protruding from the sides of a person's thighs
Etymology
Origin of saddlebag
First recorded in 1765–75
Example Sentences
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He had only just returned it to the saddlebag when the camel arose.
From Literature
The bartender reached for the whiskey, but the cowboy shook his head; either he was a teetotaler — rare in those parts — or he was a little saggy in the saddlebags, digestively speaking.
From Seattle Times
If you call on Roberto, expect him to arrive with the stethoscope in his saddlebag.
From BBC
He essentially led a hold-them-off-at-the-pass movement while shoveling the last of the gold bricks into his own saddlebags.
From Washington Post
She tells Batman she likes strays, and there's a cute, brief moment of a calico placed in a motorcycle saddlebag.
From Salon
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