SADDLE

Saddle

The saddle is a supportive structure for a rider or other load, fastened to an animal's back by a girth. The most common type is the equestrian saddle designed for a horse, but specialized saddles have been created for camels and other creatures. It is not known precisely when riders first began to use some sort of padding or protection, but a blanket attached by some form of surcingle or girth was probably the first "saddle," followed later by more elaborate padded designs. The solid tree was a later invention, and though early stirrup designs predated the invention of the solid tree, the paired stirrup, which attached to the tree, was the last element ...

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saddle

Noun

  1. A seat (tack) for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
  2. An item of harness (harness saddle) placed on the back of a horse or other animal
  3. A seat on a bicycle, motorcycle etc
  4. A cut of meat that includes both loins and part of the backbone
  5. A ridge, in the shape of a saddle, between two hills.
  6. The raised floorboard in a doorway.
  7. A small tapered/sloped area structure that helps channel surface water to drains.
  8. A block of wood, usually fastened to one spar and shaped to receive the end of another.
  9. A part, such as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit upon a convex surface and serve as a means of attachment or support.
  10. The clitellus of an earthworm.

Verb

  1. To put a saddle on an animal.
  2. To get into a saddle.
  3. To burden or encumber.
  4. To give a responsibility to someone.


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