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saddlesore

American  
[sad-l-sawr, -sohr] / ˈsæd lˌsɔr, -ˌsoʊr /

adjective

  1. feeling sore or stiff from horseback riding.

  2. irritated or having sores produced by a saddle.


Etymology

Origin of saddlesore

First recorded in 1905–10; saddle + sore

Example Sentences

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Our conviction that the cowboy was an enviable individualist in denim persists like a psychic saddlesore.

From Time Magazine Archive

Tyrion arrived late, saddlesore, and sour, all too vividly aware of how amusing he must look as he waddled up the slope to his father.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

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