saddletree

American

[sad-l-tree] / ˈsæd lˌtri /

noun

the frame of a saddle.

saddletree British

/ ˈsædəlˌtriː /

noun

the frame of a saddle

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of saddletree

First recorded in 1375–1425, saddletree is from the late Middle English word sadeltre. See saddle, tree

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saddletree

It was a jumble of odds and ends, scraps of wood and iron, discarded parts of machinery, an old forge, bits of harness, and a broken saddletree.

From My Lady of Doubt by Alonzo Kimball

I heard the saddletree snap as it did so.

From A King's Comrade A Story of Old Hereford by Charles W. (Charles Watts) Whistler

Spurts of sand were flecked up all around The Kid and the big white horse winced and jumped as a ball smashed the saddletree a glancing blow.

From Kid Wolf of Texas by Paul S. (Paul Sylvester) Powers

Two pieces of wood which form the arched forward part of a saddletree.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster

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