saddlebag

[ sad-l-bag ]

/ ˈsæd lˌbæg /

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noun

a large bag or pouch, usually one of a pair, hung from a saddle, laid over the back of a horse behind the saddle, or mounted over the rear wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle.

Often saddlebags. excess fat around the hips and buttocks.

Origin of saddlebag

First recorded in 1765–75

Words nearby saddlebag

saddle-billed stork, saddle-sore, saddle-stitch, saddleback, saddleback caterpillar, saddlebag, saddlebill, saddlebow, saddlecloth, saddler, saddlery

Example sentences from the Web for saddlebag

All that day and night Jack worked with a frenzied fervor, loading saddlebag after saddlebag with the precious metal.

Chiquita, an American Novel |Merrill Tileston
Now why would anyone fold up a bridle and put it in the saddlebag?

Ticktock and Jim |Keith Robertson
Cosimo had begun to wander up and down among the saddlebag chairs.

Gray youth |Oliver Onions
He stretched out lazily, watching his mother draw his favourite book from her saddlebag.

The Long Dim Trail |Forrestine C. Hooker

The long knife took coins from his saddlebag and handed them down to the boatman.

Shaman |Robert Shea

British Dictionary definitions for saddlebag

saddlebag

/ (ˈsædəlˌbæɡ) /

noun

a pouch or small bag attached to the saddle of a horse, bicycle, etc

(plural) informal rolls of fat protruding from the sides of a person's thighs

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saddlebag

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