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saddle
[sad-l]
noun
a seat for a rider on the back of a horse or other animal.
a similar seat on a bicycle, tractor, etc.
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.
something resembling a saddle in shape, position, or function.
the part of the back of an animal where a saddle is placed.
(of mutton, venison, lamb, etc.) a cut comprising both loins.
this cut, trimmed and prepared for roasting.
(of poultry) the posterior part of the back.
a ridge connecting two higher elevations.
the covering of a roof ridge.
a raised piece of flooring between the jambs of a doorway.
an inverted bracket bearing on the axle of a railroad car wheel as a support for the car body.
Ordnance.Ìýthe support for the trunnion on some gun carriages.
Machinery.Ìýa sliding part for spanning a space or other parts to support something else, as the cross slide and toolholder of a lathe.
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.
Ceramics.Ìýa bar of refractory clay, triangular in section, for supporting one side of an object being fired.
(in a suspension bridge) a member at the top of a tower for supporting a cable.
verb (used with object)
to put a saddle on.
to saddle a horse.
to load or charge, as with a burden.
He has saddled himself with a houseful of impecunious relatives.
to impose as a burden or responsibility.
verb (used without object)
to put a saddle on a horse (often followed byup ).
to mount into the saddle (often followed byup ).
saddle
/ ˈ²õæ»åÉ™±ô /
noun
a seat for a rider, usually made of leather, placed on a horse's back and secured with a girth under the belly
a similar seat on a bicycle, tractor, etc, made of leather or steel
a back pad forming part of the harness of a packhorse
anything that resembles a saddle in shape, position, or function
a cut of meat, esp mutton, consisting of part of the backbone and both loins
the part of a horse or similar animal on which a saddle is placed
the part of the back of a domestic chicken that is nearest to the tail
civil engineering a block on top of one of the towers of a suspension bridge that acts as a bearing surface over which the cables or chains pass
engineering the carriage that slides on the bed of a lathe and supports the slide rest, tool post, or turret
the nontechnical name for clitellum
another name for col
a raised piece of wood or metal for covering a doorsill
in a position of control
verb
(sometimes foll by up) to put a saddle on (a horse)
(intr) to mount into the saddle
(tr) to burden; charge
I didn't ask to be saddled with this job
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- saddleless adjective
- saddlelike adjective
- resaddle verb
- ˈ²õ²¹»å»å±ô±ð±ô±ð²õ²õ adjective
- ˈ²õ²¹»å»å±ô±ð-ËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of saddle1
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of saddle1
Idioms and Phrases
in the saddle,
in a position to direct or command; in control.
at work; on the job.
Example Sentences
“If the dragon was diving or ascending or banking and rolling, Mason would be thrown around in the saddle, like a jockey on a racehorse,†says DeBlois.
For good measure, Song has also saddled Evans with the worst haircut and scruff of his career.
In his posts, he said the legislation would add to the US budget deficit and saddle Americans with debt.
In recent years, Lee's political ambitions have been saddled with even more pressing controversies - including the ongoing legal cases that continue to hang over him, threatening to hamstring if not scuttle his chances at election.
His editorial on Wednesday, co-written with five chief constables from forces around England, referred to the police as "overstretched" and "saddled with debt, broken buildings and out-dated technology".
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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