saddle
a seat for a rider on the back of a horse or other animal.
a similar seat on a bicycle, tractor, etc.
a part of a harness laid across the back of an animal and girded under the belly, to which the terrets and checkhook are attached.
something resembling a saddle in shape, position, or function.
the part of the back of an animal where a saddle is placed.
(of mutton, venison, lamb, etc.) a cut comprising both loins.
this cut, trimmed and prepared for roasting.
(of poultry) the posterior part of the back.
a ridge connecting two higher elevations.
the covering of a roof ridge.
a raised piece of flooring between the jambs of a doorway.
an inverted bracket bearing on the axle of a railroad car wheel as a support for the car body.
Ordnance. the support for the trunnion on some gun carriages.
Machinery. a sliding part for spanning a space or other parts to support something else, as the cross slide and toolholder of a lathe.
a strip of leather, often of a contrasting color, sewn on the vamp or instep of a shoe and extending to each side of the shank.
Ceramics. a bar of refractory clay, triangular in section, for supporting one side of an object being fired.
(in a suspension bridge) a member at the top of a tower for supporting a cable.
to put a saddle on: to saddle a horse.
to load or charge, as with a burden: He has saddled himself with a houseful of impecunious relatives.
to impose as a burden or responsibility.
to put a saddle on a horse (often followed by up).
to mount into the saddle (often followed by up).
Idioms about saddle
in the saddle,
in a position to direct or command; in control.
at work; on the job.
Origin of saddle
1Other words from saddle
- sad·dle·less, adjective
- sad·dle·like, adjective
- re·sad·dle, verb, re·sad·dled, re·sad·dling.
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How to use saddle in a sentence
He first forms a saddlelike cushion, which he covers with feathers, to resemble the bird.
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British Dictionary definitions for saddle
/ (ˈsædəl) /
a seat for a rider, usually made of leather, placed on a horse's back and secured with a girth under the belly
a similar seat on a bicycle, tractor, etc, made of leather or steel
a back pad forming part of the harness of a packhorse
anything that resembles a saddle in shape, position, or function
a cut of meat, esp mutton, consisting of part of the backbone and both loins
the part of a horse or similar animal on which a saddle is placed
the part of the back of a domestic chicken that is nearest to the tail
civil engineering a block on top of one of the towers of a suspension bridge that acts as a bearing surface over which the cables or chains pass
engineering the carriage that slides on the bed of a lathe and supports the slide rest, tool post, or turret
the nontechnical name for clitellum
another name for col (def. 1)
a raised piece of wood or metal for covering a doorsill
in the saddle in a position of control
(sometimes foll by up) to put a saddle on (a horse)
(intr) to mount into the saddle
(tr) to burden; charge: I didn't ask to be saddled with this job
Origin of saddle
1Derived forms of saddle
- saddleless, adjective
- saddle-like, adjective
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Other Idioms and Phrases with saddle
In addition to the idiom beginning with saddle
- saddle someone with
also see:
- in the driver's seat (saddle)
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