saddle

noun

1. 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.

   “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.”

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 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. (broadly)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.

   “[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.”

7. (broadly)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.
8. Something resembling a saddle (sense 1) in appearance or shape.

   “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.”

9. Something resembling a saddle (sense 1) in appearance or shape.

   “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.”

10. Something resembling a saddle (sense 1) in appearance or shape.
11. Something resembling a saddle (sense 1) in appearance or shape.

    “[…] 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.”

12. Something resembling a saddle (sense 1) in appearance or shape.
13. (Australia)Something resembling a saddle (sense 1) in appearance or shape.
14. Something resembling a saddle (sense 1) in appearance or shape.
15. Something resembling a saddle (sense 1) in appearance or shape.
16. Something resembling a saddle (sense 1) in appearance or shape.
17. Something resembling a saddle (sense 1) in appearance or shape.
18. Something resembling a saddle (sense 1) in appearance or shape.

    “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[…]”

19. Something resembling a saddle (sense 1) in appearance or shape.
20. Something resembling a saddle (sense 1) in appearance or shape.
21. Something resembling a saddle (sense 1) in appearance or shape.
22. (US)Something resembling a saddle (sense 1) in appearance or shape.
23. (US)Something resembling a saddle (sense 1) in appearance or shape.

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

24. A timeslot between two popular programmes, in which another programme can be scheduled to encourage people to watch it.

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

verb

1. (transitive)To put a saddle (noun sense 1) on (an animal).

   “Then roſe Balaam vp in the mornynge, & ſadled his Aſſe, & wente wͪ the prynces of yͤ Moabites.”

   “Saddle your horſe on the race day in the ſtable before you leade him forth, and fixe both the pannell and the girthes to his backe and ſides vvith Shooe-makers vvaxe to preuent all daungers.”

   “vno pienſa el Báyo, otro que lo ensilla, the bay horſe thinketh one thing, and he that ſaddleth him thinketh another thing.”

   “Some fevv of the horſes kept their ſtanding ſtill unaffrighted, and even thoſe they had much ado to ſaddle, to bridle, and to mount upon; […]”

   “"Nay, nay, Reynallt," said Ap Teudor, replying to the angry glance of the Forester, "thou saddlest the wrong steed: like the Abbot, I have no voice but that of obedience."”

2. (transitive)To put (something) on to another thing like a saddle on an animal.

   “Reſolv'd for Sea, the Slaves thy Baggage pack; / Each ſaddled, vvith his Burden on his back: […]”

   “The centre of the nest is what I would call saddled on the bough, the materials being laid so that the nest is thinner in its middle part and thicker at the two opposite sides, so as to have a firm hold.”

3. (figuratively, transitive)To enter (a trained horse) into a race.
4. (figuratively, transitive)Chiefly followed by with: to burden or encumber (someone) with some problem or responsibility.

   “He has been saddled with the task of collecting evidence of the theft.”

   “They went shopping and left me saddled with two children to look after.”

   “He is saddled with house payments now, so he can't afford to spend more money.”

   “He wished he had not been saddled with Whippham's rather futile son as his chaplain.”

   “They saddled themselves with the handling of light flows on a multiplicity of branch lines, and they sacrificed the speed, reliability and low cost of through train operation, even over the main arteries of the system.”

5. (figuratively, transitive)Chiefly followed by on or upon: to place (a burden or responsibility) or thrust (a problem) on someone.

   “I did not dislose the name of the man I proposed, because I found her only too eager to marry anyone upon whom she could saddle her debts, and so make him either pay them or change places with her.”

6. (archaic, figuratively, transitive)To control or restrain (someone or something), as if using a saddle; to bridle, to harness, to rein in.

   “But he never would believe that Providence had sent a few men into the world ready booted and spurred to ride, and millions ready saddled and bridled to be ridden.”

7. (figuratively, obsolete, rare, transitive)To get (someone) to do a burdensome task.

   “Picked up Sotheby, who endeavoured to saddle me for a review of his polyglot Virgil. I fear I shall scarce convince him that I know nothing of the Latin lingo.”

8. (transitive)To cut a saddle-shaped notch in (a log or other piece of wood) so it can fit together with other such logs or pieces; also, to fit (logs or other pieces of wood) together with this method.
9. (obsolete, transitive)To put something on to (another thing) like a saddle on an animal.
10. (Canada, US, intransitive)Often followed by up.

    “Next day, while we were saddling, Ali and Abd el Kader appeared.”

11. (Canada, US, intransitive)Often followed by up.

    “Till the dead midnight we saddled not,— / I have journeyed far and fast— / And hither I come to carry thee back / Ere the darkness shall be past.”

    “[A]y, every churl who owns a manor, if he dares—must needs arm and saddle, and levy war on his own behalf, and harry and slay the King's lieges, if he have not garlic to his roast goose every time he chooses […]”

name

1. A sub-sitio in the sitio of Proper Pudong, barangay of Pudong, Kapangan, Benguet, Philippines.

   “NOW, THEREFORE, I, MANNY E. FERMIN, by virtue ofthe powers vested in me as the duly elected Municipal Mayor of Kapangan, do hereby order the lifting of the lockdown in Sub-Sitio Saddle, Proper Pudong, Kapangan, Benguet.”