Sad"dle (?), n.
1. (Phys. Geog.) A ridge connected two higher
elevations; a low point in the
crest line of a ridge; a col.
2.
(Mining) A formation of gold- bearing quartz occurring along the crest of
an anticlinal fold, esp. in Australia.
Sad"dle (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Saddled (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. Saddling (?).]
[AS. sadelian.] 1. To put a saddle upon; to equip (a beast) for riding. "saddle
my horse." Shak.
Abraham rose up early, . . . and 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.
Sad"dle (?), n. [OE.
sadel, AS. sadol; akin to D.
zadel, G. sattel, OHG. satal,
satul, Icel. söðull, 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.) A block of wood, usually fastened to some spar,
and shaped to receive the end of another spar.
5. (Mach.) 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.) The clitellus of an earthworm.
7. (Arch.) 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 shell of the
genera Placuna and
Anomia; -- so called from its shape. Called also saddle oyster.
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