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Definition of Saddle

Saddle A ridge connected two higher elevations; a low point in the crest line of a ridge; a col. A formation of gold-bearing quartz occurring along the crest of an anticlinal fold, esp. in Australia. A seat for a rider, -- usually made of leather, padded to span comfortably a horse's back, furnished with stirrups for the rider's feet to rest in, and fastened in place with a girth; also, a seat for the rider on a bicycle or tricycle. A padded part of a harness which is worn on a horse's back, being fastened in place with a girth. It serves various purposes, as to keep the breeching in place, carry guides for the reins, etc. A piece of meat containing a part of the backbone of an animal with the ribs on each side; as, a saddle of mutton, of venison, etc. A block of wood, usually fastened to some spar, and shaped to receive the end of another spar. A part, as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit upon a convex surface and serve as a means of attachment or support. The clitellus of an earthworm. The threshold of a door, when a separate piece from the floor or landing; -- so called because it spans and covers the joint between two floors. To put a saddle upon; to equip (a beast) for riding. Hence: To fix as a charge or burden upon; to load; to encumber; as, to saddle a town with the expense of bridges and highways. Related Definitions: Along, Also, An, And, Animal, Another, Anticlinal, As, Attachment, Back, Backbone, Beast, Because, Being, Between, Bicycle, Block, Breeching, Burden, Called, Carry, Charge, Clitellus, Col, Comfortably, Connected, Containing, Convex, Crest, Door, Each, Earthworm, Encumber, End, Equip, Expense, Fastened, Feet, Fit, Fix, Flange, Floor, Fold, For, Formation, From, Furnished, Girth, Harness, Hence, Hollowed, Horse, In, Is, It, Joint, Keep, Landing, Leather, Line, Load, Low, Made, Meat, Mutton, Occurring, Of, On, Or, Out, Padded, Part, Piece, Place, Point, Put, Quartz, Receive, Reins, Rest, Rider, Ridge, Riding, Saddle, Seat, Separate, Serve, Shaped, Side, So, Some, Span, Spar, Support, Surface, The, Threshold, To, Town, Tricycle, Two, Upon, Various, Venison, When, Which, With, Wood, Worn

Saddle Quotations I hope to die in the saddle seat. Albert Ellis The one thing I do not want to be called is First Lady. It sounds like a saddle horse. Jackie Kennedy In fact, it was the women in our house who were in the saddle. If men are the gods, women are not only the presidents but all the ministers of the government. Pedro Almodovar In these days when science is clearly in the saddle and when our knowledge of disease is advancing at a breathless pace, we are apt to forget that not all can ride and that he also serves who waits and who applies what the horseman discovers. Harvey Cushing Simply put, I believe we should not seek the lowest common denominator when it comes to wilderness and saddle a wilderness designation with exceptions, exclusions, and exemptions. Nick Rahall

Saddle Translations saddle in Afrikaans is saal saddle in Danish is sadel saddle in Dutch is zadel saddle in French is selle, ensellement saddle in German is satteln, Sattel saddle in Italian is sella saddle in Norwegian is sal saddle in Portuguese is sela saddle in Spanish is silla de montar saddle in Swedish is sadla, sadel

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