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| sad·dle [ sádd'l ] |
noun (plural sad·dles) |
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1. seat for riding animal: a seat, usually made of leather, used by a rider on the back of an animal such as a horse or donkey
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2. seat on bicycle or motorcycle: a padded seat for a rider on a vehicle such as a bicycle, motorcycle, or tractor
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3. part of animal's back: the part of an animal where a saddle is placed
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4. part of harness: a pad that forms part of a harness and fits across the back of an animal carrying or pulling something
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5. something resembling saddle: something that looks like or is used like a saddle
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6. geography low point of ridge: a low point of a ridge connecting two peaks
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7. food cut of meat: a cut of meat that includes part of the backbone and both loins
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8. food back part of chicken: the back part of a chicken or other fowl nearest its tail
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verb (past and past participle sad·dled, present participle sad·dling, 3rd person present singular sad·dles) |
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1. transitive verb strap saddle onto animal: to put a saddle onto a horse or other animal
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2. intransitive verb mount animal: to mount a horse, or other animal, that has a saddle on it
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| [ Old English sadol< Indo-European, "sit"] |
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in the saddle in control of something
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