saddlecloth

[ sad-l-klawth, -kloth ]
/ ˈsæd lˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ /

noun, plural sad·dle·cloths [sad-l-klawth z, -kloth z, -klawths, -kloths] /ˈsæd lˌklɔðz, -ˌklɒðz, -ˌklɔθs, -ˌklɒθs/.

Horse Racing. a cloth placed over the saddle of a racehorse bearing the horse's number.
saddle blanket.

Origin of saddlecloth

First recorded in 1475–85; saddle + cloth

Words nearby saddlecloth

saddleback, saddleback caterpillar, saddlebag, saddlebill, saddlebow, saddlecloth, saddler, saddlery, saddlesore, saddletree, saddo

Example sentences from the Web for saddlecloth

  • A saddlecloth, after having been used on the horse, is put over the abdomen of the woman.

    Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) |Carl Lumholtz

  • Sir Anthony Brown approached, leading a horse with a saddlecloth of crimson velvet, embroidered with gold and pearls.

    The Reign of Mary Tudor |W. Llewelyn Williams.

British Dictionary definitions for saddlecloth

saddlecloth
/ (ˈsædəlˌklɒθ) /

noun

a light cloth put under a horse's saddle, so as to prevent rubbing