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sad⋅dle

  [sad-l] noun, verb, -dled, -dling.
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–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.
6.
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)   
n.  

    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.

  1. To put a saddle onto.

  2. To load or burden; encumber: They were saddled with heavy expenses.

v.   intr.

  1. To saddle a horse.

  2. To get into a saddle.


[Middle English sadel, from Old English sadol; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: sad·dle
Pronunciation: 'sad-&l
Function: noun
: the part of a partial denture that carries an artificial tooth and hasconnectors for adjacent teeth attached to its ends
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

saddle sad·dle (sād'l)
n.
A structure shaped like a saddle.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Idioms & Phrases

saddle

In addition to the idiom beginning with saddle, also see in the driver's seat (saddle).

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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