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sad⋅dle

[sad-l]

noun, verb, -dled, -dling.

–noun

1.	a seat for a rider on the back of a horse or other animal.

2.	a similar seat on a bicycle, tractor, etc.

3.	a part of a harness laid across the back of an animal and girded under the belly, to which the terrets and checkhook are attached.

4.	something resembling a saddle in shape, position, or function.

5.	the part of the back of an animal where a saddle is placed.

a.	(of mutton, venison, lamb, etc.) a cut comprising both loins.

b.	this cut, trimmed and prepared for roasting.

7.	(of poultry) the posterior part of the back.

8.	a ridge connecting two higher elevations.

9.	the covering of a roof ridge.

10.	bolster (def. 7).

11.	a raised piece of flooring between the jambs of a doorway.

12.	an inverted bracket bearing on the axle of a railroad car wheel as a support for the car body.

13.	Ordnance. the support for the trunnion on some gun carriages.

14.	Machinery. a sliding part for spanning a space or other parts to support something else, as the cross slide and toolholder of a lathe.

15.	a strip of leather, often of a contrasting color, sewn on the vamp or instep of a shoe and extending to each side of the shank.

16.	saddle shoe.

17.	Ceramics. a bar of refractory clay, triangular in section, for supporting one side of an object being fired.

18.	(in a suspension bridge) a member at the top of a tower for supporting a cable.

–verb (used with object)

19.	to put a saddle on: to saddle a horse.

20.	to load or charge, as with a burden: He has saddled himself with a houseful of impecunious relatives.

21.	to impose as a burden or responsibility.

–verb (used without object)

22.	to put a saddle on a horse (often fol. by up).

23.	to mount into the saddle (often fol. by up).

—Idiom

24.

in the saddle,

a.	in a position to direct or command; in control.

b.	at work; on the job.

Origin:
bef. 900; (n.) ME sadel, OE sadol; c. G Sattel, ON sǫthull; (v.) ME sad(e)len, OE sadolian, deriv. of the n.; akin to sit ¹

Related forms:

sad⋅dle⋅less, adjective

sad⋅dle⋅like, adjective

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saddle shoe

–noun

an oxford with a saddle of contrasting color.

Also called saddle oxford, saddle.

Origin:
1940–45

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sad·dle (sād'l)

1. A leather seat for a rider, secured on an animal's back by a girth. Also called regionally rig.
2. Similar tack used for attaching a pack to an animal.
3. The padded part of a driving harness fitting over a horse's back.
4. The seat of a bicycle, motorcycle, or similar vehicle.
5. Something shaped like a saddle.
6. A cut of meat consisting of part of the backbone and both loins.
7. The lower part of a male fowl's back.
8. A saddle-shaped depression in the ridge of a hill.
9. A ridge between two peaks.
1. A cut of meat consisting of part of the backbone and both loins.
2. The lower part of a male fowl's back.
3. A saddle-shaped depression in the ridge of a hill.
4. A ridge between two peaks.
1. A saddle-shaped depression in the ridge of a hill.
2. A ridge between two peaks.

v. sad·dled, sad·dling, sad·dles

v. tr.

To put a saddle onto.
To load or burden; encumber: They were saddled with heavy expenses.

v. intr.

To saddle a horse.
To get into a saddle.

[Middle English sadel, from Old English sadol; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]

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Saddle

Sad"dle\, n. 1. (Phys. Geog.) A ridge connected two higher elevations; a low point in the crest line of a ridge; a col.

2. (Mining) A formation of gold-bearing quartz occurring along the crest of an anticlinal fold, esp. in Australia.

Saddle

Sad"dle\, n. [OE. sadel, AS. sadol; akin to D. zadel, G. sattel, OHG. satal, satul, Icel. s["o][eth]ull, Dan. & Sw. sadel; cf. Russ. siedlo; all perh. ultimately from the root of E. sit.]

1. A seat for a rider, -- usually made of leather, padded to span comfortably a horse's back, furnished with stirrups for the rider's feet to rest in, and fastened in place with a girth; also, a seat for the rider on a bicycle or tricycle.

2. A padded part of a harness which is worn on a horse's back, being fastened in place with a girth. It serves various purposes, as to keep the breeching in place, carry guides for the reins, etc.

3. A piece of meat containing a part of the backbone of an animal with the ribs on each side; as, a saddle of mutton, of venison, etc.

4. (Naut.) A block of wood, usually fastened to some spar, and shaped to receive the end of another spar.

5. (Mach.) A part, as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit upon a convex surface and serve as a means of attachment or support.

6. (Zo["o]l.) The clitellus of an earthworm.

7. (Arch.) The threshold of a door, when a separate piece from the floor or landing; -- so called because it spans and covers the joint between two floors.

Saddle bar (Arch.), one the small iron bars to which the lead panels of a glazed window are secured. --Oxf. Gloss.

Saddle gall (Far.), a sore or gall upon a horse's back, made by the saddle.

Saddle girth, a band passing round the body of a horse to hold the saddle in its place.

saddle horse, a horse suitable or trained for riding with a saddle.

Saddle joint, in sheet-metal roofing, a joint formed by bending up the edge of a sheet and folding it downward over the turned-up edge of the next sheet.

Saddle roof, (Arch.), a roof having two gables and one ridge; -- said of such a roof when used in places where a different form is more common; as, a tower surmounted by a saddle roof. Called also saddleback roof.

Saddle shell (Zo["o]l.), any thin plicated bivalve shell of the genera Placuna and Anomia; -- so called from its shape. Called also saddle oyster.

Saddle

Sad"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Saddled; p. pr. & vb. n. Saddling.] [AS. sadelian.]

1. To put a saddle upon; to equip (a beast) for riding. "saddle my horse." --Shak.

Abraham rose up early, . . . and saddled his ass. --Gen. xxii. 3.

2. Hence: To fix as a charge or burden upon; to load; to encumber; as, to saddle a town with the expense of bridges and highways.

Language Translation for : saddle

Spanish: (bici) sillín, silla (de montar),

German: der Sattel,

Japanese: 鞍, サドル

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saddle (n.)

O.E. sadol "seat for a rider," from P.Gmc. *sathulaz (cf. O.N. söðull, O.Fris. sadel, Du. zadel, zaal, Ger. Sattel), from PIE *sed- "to sit" (cf. L. sedere "to sit," O.C.S. sedlo "saddle;" see sedentary). Fig. phrase in the saddle "in an active position of management" is attested from 1660. The verb is from O.E. sadolian; the meaning "to load with a burden" is first recorded 1693. Saddleback is from 1545. Saddlebag is from 1774.

Main Entry: sad·dle
Pronunciation: 'sad-^&l
Function: noun
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saddle sad·dle (sād'l)
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A structure shaped like a saddle.

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