Meaning of saddle | Babel Free

Definitions

1. chair
2. A seat for a rider, typically made of leather and raised in the front and rear, placed on the back of a horse or other animal, and secured by a strap around the animal's body.
3. A similar implement used to secure goods to animals; a packsaddle.
4. Synonym of harness saddle (“the part of a harness which supports the weight of poles or shafts attaching a vehicle to a horse or other animal”).
5. A cushion used as a seat in a cart or other vehicle.
6. The immovable seat of a bicycle, motorcycle, or similar vehicle.
7. Chiefly preceded by the: horse-riding as an activity or occupation.
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8. Synonym of saddle brown (“a medium brown colour, like that of saddle leather”).
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9. Something resembling a saddle (sense 1) in appearance or shape.
10. A low point, in the shape of a saddle, between two hills.
11. A cut of meat that includes both loins and part of the backbone.
12. The part of a denture which holds the artificial teeth.
13. An equipment part, such as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit upon a convex surface and serve as a means of attachment or support.
14. An anticline (“fold with strata sloping downwards on each side”); specifically, a depression located along the axial trend of such a fold.
15. Synonym of saddle reef (“a saddle-shaped bedded mineral (usually gold-bearing quartz) vein occurring along the crest of an anticline or (less common) a syncline (an inverted saddle)”).
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16. Synonym of saddle point (“a point in the range of a smooth function, every neighbourhood of which contains points on each side of its tangent plane”).
17. The part of a guitar which supports the strings and, in an acoustic guitar, transfers their vibrations through the bridge to the soundboard.
18. A small object (traditionally made of ebony) at the bottom of a string instrument such as a cello, viola, or violin below the tailpiece on which the tailgut (“cord securing the tailpiece to the instrument”) rests.
19. A block of wood with concave depressions at the top and bottom, usually fastened to one spar and shaped to receive the end of another.
20. The threshold, the raised floorboard in a doorway.
21. The clitellum of an earthworm (family Lumbricidae).
22. The lower part of the back of a domestic fowl, especially a male bird, bearing the saddle feathers or saddle hackles.
23. In full saddle marking or saddle patch: a saddle-like marking on an animal, such as one on the back of an adult harp seal or saddleback seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus), or any of numerous such markings on a boa constrictor (Boa constrictor).
24. A piece of leather stitched across the instep of a shoe, usually having a different colour from the rest of the shoe.
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25. Synonym of saddle oxford or saddle shoe (“a shoe, resembling an oxford, which has a saddle (sense 11.1)”).
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26. A timeslot between two popular programmes, in which another programme can be scheduled to encourage people to watch it.

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Examples

“His [Cotton's] Horſe vvas led before, vvith a mourning Veluet Saddle on his backe, his Coffin had a Crimſon Sattin Quilt lined with purple Silke, ouer him vvas laid his Bible, Svvord and Hat: […]”

“My horse's bridle they [robbers] slipt, and search'd yᵉ saddle, which they pull'd off, but let the horse graze, and then turning againe bridl'd him and tied him to a tree, yet so as he might graze, and thus left me bound.”

“Consider your master's health, and rather than let him take long journeys, […] leave one of his horse's fore shoes loose in the morning; or contrive that the saddle may pinch the beast in the withers; or keep him without corn all night and morning, so that he may tire on the road; […]”

“I saw many brave men cut down, many fall mortally wounded from their saddles.”

“So he made the best of it, and prepared for me his own splendid riding-camel, saddled with his own saddle, and hung with luxurious housings and cushions of Nejd leather-work pierced and inlaid in various colours, with plaited fringes and nets embroidered with metal tissues.”

“[A] good horſeman, […] is ſkilfull to knovv, and hable to tell others, hovv, by certain ſure ſignes, a man may choiſe a colte, that is like to prove an other day excellent for the ſaddle.”

“[A]nd the third ſort [of camel] are called Ragnahil, vvhich are of lovver ſtature and learner bodies then the reſidue, vnfit for burthen, and therefore are vſed for the ſaddle, by all the Noble men of Numidia, Arabia, and Libia: […]”

“Well said!—are thy friends ripe for the saddle?”

“He travelled in company with them until they reached the Sweet Water; then taking a couple of horses, one for the saddle, and the other as a packhorse, he started off express for Pierre's Hole, to make arrangements against their arrival, that he might commence his hunting campaign before the rival company.”

“'Sir King, mine ancient wound is hardly whole, / And lets me from the saddle;' and the King / Glanced first at him, then her, and went his way.”

“The Hill Zeliſco bore S.E. vvhich is a very high Hill in the Country, vvith a Saddle or bending on the top.”

“[W]e had to dismount and lead our animals [camels] up a narrow hill-path with broken steps of rock so polished by long years of passing feet that they were dangerous in wet weather. […] After fifteen minutes of this we were glad to reach a high saddle on which former travellers had piled little cairns of commemoration and thankfulness.”

“So we continue climbing to the saddle of the Kleine Scheidegg, where ahead there comes into view the wide expanse of the Grindelwald valley, backed by the snowy crown of the Wetterhorn.”

“With Lizzie leading, they scrambled quickly over several false peaks towards the saddle.”

“To roast a leg, haunch, or saddle of mutton. […] A modern refinement is to put laver in the dripping-pan, which, in basting, imparts a high gout; or a large saddle may be served over a pound and a half of laver, stewed in brown sauce with catsup and seasonings.”

“Certainly, in the gravy soups, turbot, hare, roast saddles, cabinet puddings, boiled eggs at tea-time and bread and butter and meat paste with the morning tray, one tasted one's own decadence: a tradition had been preserved in order to humiliate. Perhaps it really was time the British limped out of Malaya.”

“[…] with this arrangement the cylinders are cast separately from the saddle, and bolted to the frames on each side with a fabricated stiffener between the frames. This stiffener is carried up to form the saddle for the smokebox, and within it is fitted the exhaust pipes from the cylinders to the blast pipe.”

“Door Shoes - (doors with saddle threshold) are [strips that] provide a seal between the door and the threshold.”

“How to Replace an Exterior Door Threshold. 1. [Image of a floorboard in a doorway.] Remove the old saddle. This may be as easy as unscrewing the saddle and prying it out. If necessary, cut the old saddle in two using a reciprocating saw, then pry out the saddle. Be careful not to damage the flooring or the door frame. Note which edge of the saddle is more steeply beveled; the new saddle should be installed the same way.”

“[The part of a] door that is generally referred to as the "threshold" is actually made up of two separate components : a sill , which serves as the bottom of the door frame and diverts water and dirt away from the home, and the threshold or saddle[…]”

“'Now then … What'll it be, boys?' Mr Berman asked. / My mother answered. 'Brown-and-white saddles for Fudge and loafers for Peter.'”

“In "hammocking," a new program is placed in the "saddle" between two established hits, or "tent poles."”

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