unsaddle
Americanverb (used with object)
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to take the saddle from.
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to cause to fall or dismount from a saddle; unhorse.
verb (used without object)
verb
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to remove the saddle from (a horse, mule, etc)
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(tr) to unhorse
Etymology
Origin of unsaddle
1350–1400; Middle English unsadelen; see un- 2, saddle; compare Dutch ontsadelen, Old High German intsatalôn
Example Sentences
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More interested in the horse squadron, they watched it trot up to 58 truck-trailer combinations, unsaddle, walk its mounts up inclined tail gates, tie them inside.
From Time Magazine Archive
It wasn’t treacherous by any means, but I had to unsaddle him and carry everything across rather than risk it getting wet.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
He heard Carl dismount from his creaking saddle and slap the horse on the side to send it to the barn where Billy would unsaddle it and turn it out.
From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck
He told me to unsaddle and turn out my horse into a small paddock close by, and invited me to stay and have some breakfast, which would be ready in half an hour.
From Blanco y Colorado Old Days among the Gauchos of Uruguay by Tetley, William C.
And now you can go sleep awhile; but don't unsaddle your horse.
From On the Heights A Novel by Auerbach, Berthold
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