ˈsædl n. & v. --n. 1 a
seat of
leather etc., usu. raised at
the front and rear, fastened on a
horse etc.
for riding. 2 a seat for the
rider of a
bicycle etc. 3 a
joint of
meat consisting of the
two loins. 4 a
ridge rising to a
summit at
each end. 5 the
part of a draught-horse's
harness to
which the shafts are attached. 6 a part of an animal's
back resembling a saddle in
shape or
marking. 7 the rear part of a
male fowl's back. 8 a
support for a
cable or
wire on top of a suspension-bridge,
pier, or telegraph-pole. 9 a
fireclay bar for supporting
ceramic ware in a
kiln. --v.tr. 1 put a saddle on (a horse etc.). 2 a (foll. by with)
burden (a person)
with a
task,
responsibility, etc. b (foll. by
on, upon)
impose (a burden) on a
person. 3 (of a trainer)
enter (a horse) for a race. øin the saddle 1 mounted. 2 in
office or
control. saddle-bag 1 each of a
pair of bags
laid across a horse etc.
behind the saddle. 2 a
bag attached behind the saddle of a bicycle or
motor cycle. saddle-bow the arched front or rear of a saddle. saddle-cloth a
cloth laid on a horse's back
under the saddle. saddle-horse a horse for riding. saddle-sore chafed by riding on a saddle. saddle
stitch a stitch of
thread or a wire staple passed
through the
centre of a
magazine or
booklet. saddle-tree 1 the
frame of a saddle. 2 a tulip-tree (with saddle-shaped leaves). øøsaddleless adj. [OE sadol, sadul f. Gmc]
