English Dictionary

saddle

/ˈsædl̩/

noun

A similar implement used to secure goods to animals; a packsaddle.

She adjusted the saddle on her horse before going for a ride.

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A similar implement used to secure goods to animals; a packsaddle.

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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”)

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A cushion used as a seat in a cart or other vehicle.

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The immovable seat of a bicycle, motorcycle, or similar vehicle.

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(by extension)

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A low point, in the shape of a saddle, between two hills.

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

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A cut of meat that includes both loins and part of the backbone.

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.

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(construction)

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(dentistry) The part of a denture which holds the artificial teeth.

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(engineering) 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.

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(geology) An anticline (“fold with strata sloping downwards on each side”); specifically, a depression located along the axial trend of such a fold.

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(geometry) 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”)

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(lutherie)

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(nautical) 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.

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(zoology)

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(originally and chiefly Canada, US)