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Definition saddle

Etymology 1

From Middle English sadel, from Old English sadol, from Proto-Germanic *sadulaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sod-d?lo-, from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (�to sit�) + *-d?lom (instrumental suffix). Cognate with Scots sadil, Saterland Frisian Soadel, West Frisian seal, Dutch zadel, Low German Sadel, German Sattel, Danish sadel, Swedish sadel, Icelandic s��ull, Russian ?????? (sedl�).

Noun

saddle (plural saddles)

1. A seat (tack) for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal.
2. An item of harness (harness saddle) placed on the back of a horse or other animal.
3. A seat on a bicycle, motorcycle, etc.
4. A cut of meat that includes both loins and part of the backbone.
5. A low point, in the shape of a saddle, between two hills.
6. (mining) A formation of gold-bearing quartz occurring along the crest of an anticlinal fold, especially in Australia.
7. The raised floorboard in a doorway.
8. (construction) A small tapered or sloped area structure that helps channel surface water to drains.
9. (nautical) A block of wood, usually fastened to one spar and shaped to receive the end of another.
10. (engineering) A part, such as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit upon a convex surface and serve as a means of attachment or support.
11. The clitellum of an earthworm.
12. Any of the saddle-like markings on a boa constrictor.
13. A saddle shoe.

Etymology 2

From Middle English sadelen, from Old English sadolian, from Proto-Germanic *sadul?n?.

Verb

saddle (third-person singular simple present saddles, present participle saddling, simple past and past participle saddled)

1. (transitive) To put a saddle on (an animal).
2. To get into a saddle.
3. (transitive) To burden or encumber.

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