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

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

Each held in his hand a long spear; each had a sword at at his side and an axe at the saddlebow.

From The Knights of the Cross or, Krzyzacy by Binion, Samuel A.

While Minghal, therefore, was wreaking his vengeance on the father, Rahmut caught up the son, set him on his saddlebow, and forbade any of his men to lay hands on him.

From Barclay of the Guides by Strang, Herbert

Sparrow, his prize flung across his saddlebow, turned with me.

From To Have and to Hold by Johnston, Mary

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

From The Girl from Sunset Ranch Or, Alone in a Great City by Marlowe, Amy Bell