Saddle Definition
sădl
saddled, saddles, saddling
noun
saddles
A seat for a rider on a horse, bicycle, etc., usually padded and traditionally of leather, and generally straddled in riding.
Webster's New World
The padded part of a driving harness fitting over a horse's back.
American Heritage
A padded part of a harness worn over a horse's back to hold the shafts.
Webster's New World
Something shaped like a saddle.
American Heritage
Anything suggesting a saddle, as in form, placement, etc.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- saddleback
- bicycle-seat
- pillion
- packsaddle
- seat
- howdah
- leather
- hull
- hack
- aparejo (Spanish)
- montura
verb
saddled, saddles, saddling
To put a saddle upon.
Webster's New World
To put a saddle on a horse and mount it.
Webster's New World
To load or encumber, as with a burden.
Webster's New World
To impose as a burden, obligation, etc.
Webster's New World
To get into a saddle; mount a horse. Often used with up.
American Heritage
Antonyms:
idiom
in the saddle
- Prevailing or in control; dominant:
- Engaged in an activity, especially a job:
back in the saddle after a leave of absence from work.
American Heritage
back in the saddle
- back performing one's job, being engaged in one's pursuits, etc.
Webster's New World
in the saddle
- seated on a saddle
- in a position of control
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Saddle
Origin of Saddle
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From Old English sadol, from Proto-Germanic *sadulaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sod-tlō-, from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“to sit").
From Wiktionary
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Middle English sadel from Old English sadol sed- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Old English sadolian
From Wiktionary
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