noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of saddlecloth
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
He was scheduled to break from nine, wearing the saddlecloth of 10.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2025
Dressed in slim-fit pants and a waistcoat, Bairwa sat on a horse fitted with a red saddlecloth and neon pompoms to mark the occasion.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 21, 2022
He says, “They are friends cut from the same saddlecloth; honest, clean trainers with horsemanship experience spread across the spectrum of racing.”
From New York Times ● May 20, 2011
Racing For Change has been accused of footering around with initiatives like larger saddlecloth numbers which, while welcome, are unlikely to make much of an impact.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 10, 2010
It seemed close enough to touch, but Rosemont still wasn’t past Seabiscuit’s saddlecloth.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
With their horses racing stride for stride to the finish, the jockeys grabbed each other's saddlecloths, bridles and legs.
From US News ● May 7, 2016
With their horses racing stride for stride to the finish, the jockeys grabbed each other’s saddlecloths, bridles and legs.
From Seattle Times ● May 6, 2016
Jockeys on trailing horses grabbed hold of leading horses’ tails or saddlecloths so their own horses could be towed around the track, saving energy.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
There was a space of about two feet between bedsteads, and under them we kept our saddles and saddlecloths.
From Old Man Savarin and Other Stories by Thomson, Edward William
The saddlecloths were of the richest Eastern stuffs, and all the servants had the dark eyes and hair of an Eastern people.
From Christmas in Legend and Story A Book for Boys and Girls by Smith, Elva S.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
