saddlebow

American  

[sad-l-boh] / ˈsæd lˌboʊ /

noun

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

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saddlebow British  

/ ˈsædəlˌbəʊ /

noun

1. the pommel of a saddle

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Etymology

Origin of saddlebow

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

Example Sentences

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saddlebow

Not only was he of the same build, but he also had a bound knight thrown across the saddlebow of his mare.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Far out on the plains of the Panhandle, he and his dogs had killed many a wolf, and now he never doubted that, within a few days, Old Lobo's scalp would dangle at his saddlebow.

From Wild Animals I Have Known by Ernest Thompson Seton

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

From Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) by Various

As it was in a friend's country, the knight did not think fit to wear his heavy destrier, or helmet, which hung at his saddlebow over his portmanteau.

From Burlesques by William Makepeace Thackeray

Then he took Joanna’s friend upon his saddlebow, and once more pushed toward the forest.

From The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson