[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

saddle \sad"dle\, n. oe. sadel, as. sadol; akin to d. zadel, g.
   sattel, ohg. satal, satul, icel. s"oethull, 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.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   4. naut. a block of wood, usually fastened to some spar,
      and shaped to receive the end of another spar.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   6. zool. the clitellus of an earthworm.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   8. phys. geog. a ridge connected two higher elevations; a
      low point in the crest line of a ridge; a col.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   9. mining a formation of gold-bearing quartz occurring
      along the crest of an anticlinal fold, esp. in australia.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   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 zool., any thin plicated bivalve shell of
      the genera placuna and anomia; -- so called from its
      shape. called also saddle oyster.
      1913 webster
see also:
saddle bar saddle gall saddle girth saddle horse saddle joint saddle roof 
saddleback roof saddle shell placuna anomia saddle oyster 

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