saddlery
Americannoun
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saddles, harnesses, and other equipment for horses.
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the work, business, or shop of a saddler.
noun
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saddles, harness, and other leather equipment for horses collectively
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the business, work, or place of work of a saddler
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of saddlery
First recorded in 1400–50, saddlery is from the late Middle English word sadelerie. See saddler, -y 3
Example Sentences
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"Ultimately, technology emerging from Mongolia has, through a domino effect, ended up shaping the horse culture that we have in America today, especially our traditions of saddlery and stirrups," Taylor said.
From Science Daily • Dec. 12, 2023
All divisions clocked double-digit growth, including the leather goods and saddlery activity, which includes its famed Birkin and Kelly handbags and accounts for nearly half of annual sales at Hermes, up 15.8%.
From Reuters • Apr. 14, 2022
Hermès is a centuries-old saddlery that once supplied the carriage trade.
From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2017
Alam’s tannery, Kings International, makes high-end saddlery for export; situated in Unnao, a small town a dozen miles from Kanpur, it is surrounded by manicured gardens and walls draped with bougainvillea.
From The New Yorker • Jul. 18, 2016
He bit this to test whether it was genuine or not, and then settled himself on a heap of hay to mend some saddlery.
From The Honour of Savelli A Romance by Levett-Yeats, S. (Sidney)
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