saddletree

[ sad-l-tree ]

/ ˈsæd lˌtri /

the frame of a saddle.

Origin of saddletree

First recorded in 1375–1425, saddletree is from the late Middle English word sadeltre. See saddle, tree

Staples are small metal loops which are fixed to the front part of the saddle-tree.

The Horsewoman |Alice M. Hayes
You can't use an English saddle-tree, of course, and I hate it anyway, and one like yours is too big.

The Boy With the U. S. Foresters |Francis Rolt-Wheeler
Splinters of wood flew about my face; they were fragments of the saddle-tree.

The War Trail |Mayne Reid
This is also the form of the saddle-tree used by the Russian and Austrian cavalry.

The Prairie Traveler |Randolph Marcy

She noticed for the first time that he had uncased his rifle and was holding it across the saddle-tree.

Brand Blotters |William MacLeod Raine

saddletree

/ (ˈsædəlˌtriː) /

the frame of a saddle