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.
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. 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 (?), 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.
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. 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.
