saddle

[ sad-l ]

/ ˈsæd l /

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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.

bolster(def 7).

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.

saddle shoe.

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), sad·dled, sad·dling.

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), sad·dled, sad·dling.

to put a saddle on a horse (often followed by up).

to mount into the saddle (often followed by up).

Idioms for saddle

in the saddle,

in a position to direct or command; in control.
at work; on the job.

Origin of saddle

before 900; (noun) Middle English sadel, Old English sadol; cognate with German Sattel, Old Norse sǫthull; (v.) Middle English sad(e)len, Old English sadolian, derivative of the noun; akin to sit¹

OTHER WORDS FROM saddle

sad·dle·less, adjective sad·dle·like, adjective re·sad·dle, verb, re·sad·dled, re·sad·dling.

Words nearby saddle

sadat, anwar, saddam hussein, sadden, sadder but wiser, saddharma-pundarika, saddle, saddle back, saddle blanket, saddle block, saddle block anesthesia, saddle embolus

British Dictionary definitions for in the saddle

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 (def. 1)

a raised piece of wood or metal for covering a doorsill

in the saddle 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

Derived forms of saddle

saddleless, adjective saddle-like, adjective

Word Origin for saddle

Old English sadol, sædel; related to Old Norse sothull, Old High German satul

Medical definitions for in the saddle

saddle

[ săd′l ]

n.

A structure shaped like a saddle.

Idioms and Phrases with in the saddle (1 of 2)

in the saddle

see in the driver's seat.

Idioms and Phrases with in the saddle (2 of 2)

saddle

In addition to the idiom beginning with saddle

saddle someone with

also see:

in the driver's seat (saddle)

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saddle

noun

verb (used with object), sad·dled, sad·dling.

verb (used without object), sad·dled, sad·dling.

Idioms for saddle

Origin of saddle

OTHER WORDS FROM saddle

Words nearby saddle

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noun

verb

Derived forms of saddle

Word Origin for saddle

Medical definitions for in the saddle

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Idioms and Phrases with in the saddle (1 of 2)

Idioms and Phrases with in the saddle (2 of 2)

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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saddle

noun

verb (used with object), sad·dled, sad·dling.

verb (used without object), sad·dled, sad·dling.

Idioms for saddle

Origin of saddle

OTHER WORDS FROM saddle

Words nearby saddle

Words related to in the saddle

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verb

Derived forms of saddle

Word Origin for saddle

Medical definitions for in the saddle

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Idioms and Phrases with in the saddle (1 of 2)

Idioms and Phrases with in the saddle (2 of 2)

British Dictionary definitions for in the saddle