saddlebow

[ sad-l-boh ]

noun

1. the arched front part of a saddle or saddletree.

saddlebow

/ ˈsædəlˌbəʊ /

noun

1. the pommel of a saddle

Word History and Origins

Origin of saddlebow¹

before 900; Middle English, Old English. See saddle, bow ²

Example Sentences

The King set his seal to this letter, and Rustem departed with it, with his club hanging to his saddlebow.

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Her rope—she would no more think of traveling without it than would one of the Sunset punchers—was coiled at the saddlebow.

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The Canadian took the reata hanging at the saddlebow, and swinging it round his head, awaited the gleam of the next flash.

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There were scratches on his cheek, acquired during the ride with Fani across his saddlebow.

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He had only himself to care for, and, with pick and pan strapped to his saddlebow, he set his face westward.

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