Category:Saddle

Sad"dle, n. Etym: [oe. sadel, as. sadol; akin to d. zadel, g. sattel, Ohg. satal, satul, icel. söedhull, dan. & sw. sadel; cf. Russ. Siedlo; all perh. ultimately from the root of e. sit.]

1. A seat for a rider, -- usually made of leather, padded to span Comfortably a horse's back, furnished with stirrups for the rider's Feet to rest in, and fastened in place with a girth; also, a seat for The rider on a bicycle or tricycle.

2. A padded part of a harness which is worn on a horse's back, being Fastened in place with a girth. It serves various purposes, as to Keep the breeching in place, carry guides for the reins, etc.

3. A piece of meat containing a part of the backbone of an animal With the ribs on each side; as, a saddle of mutton, of venison, etc.

4. (naut.)

Defn: a block of wood, usually fastened to some spar, and shaped to Receive the end of another spar.

5. (mach.)

Defn: a part, as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit upon a convex Surface and serve as a means of attachment or support.

6. (zoöl.)

Defn: the clitellus of an earthworm.

7. (arch.)

Defn: the threshold of a door, when a separate piece from the floor Or landing; -- so called because it spans and covers the joint Between two floors. Saddle bar (arch.), one the small iron bars to Which the lead panels of a glazed window are secured. Oxf. Gloss. -- saddle gall (far.), a sore or gall upon a horse's back, made by The saddle. -- saddle girth, a band passing round the body of a horse to hold The saddle in its place. -- saddle horse, a horse suitable or trained for riding with a Saddle. -- saddle joint, in sheet-metal roofing, a joint formed by bending Up the edge of a sheet and folding it downward over the turned-up Edge of the next sheet. -- saddle roof (arch.), a roof having two gables and one ridge; -- Said of such a roof when used in places where a different form is More common; as, a tower surmounted by a saddle roof. Called also Saddleback roof. -- saddle shell (zoöl.), any thin plicated bivalve shaell of the Genera placuna and anomia; -- so called from its shape. Called also Saddle oyster.

Saddle Sad"dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Saddled; p. pr. & vb. n. Saddling.] Etym: [as. sadelian.]

1. To put a saddle upon; to equip (a beast) for riding. "saddle my Horse." Shak. Abraham rose up early saddled his ass. Gen. xxii. 3.

2. Hence: to fix as a charge or burden upon; to load; to encumber; As, to saddle a town with the expense of bridges and highways.