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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. the support for the trunnion on some gun carriages.
- Machinery. a 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. a 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 by up ).
- to mount into the saddle (often followed by up ).
saddle
/ ˈsædəl /
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 the saddlein 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
Derived Forms
- ˈsaddleless, adjective
- ˈsaddle-ˌlike, adjective
Other Words From
- saddle·less adjective
- saddle·like adjective
- re·saddle verb resaddled resaddling
Word History and Origins
Word 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.
More idioms and phrases containing saddle
In addition to the idiom beginning with saddle , also see in the driver's seat (saddle) .Example Sentences
Many millennials are saddled with substantial debt and lethargic incomes, causing them to become financially disadvantaged.
The ailing business is saddled with debts which stood at just under £16bn in those six months, up 7% on the year before.
The ailing water company is saddled with debts which, it admitted, will swell to nearly £18bn next March.
The character White played from 1989 to 1998 on the wholesome hit sitcom “Family Matters” defined the Black nerd for TV watchers: saddle shoes, suspenders, thick glasses, high, nasal voice.
In high school, because she wasn’t considered a “beauty queen,” she was often saddled with the roles of older women, whom she eventually grew to love.
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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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