saddle is a Noun
[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] A block of wood, usually fastened to some spar, and shaped to receive the end of another spar.
[5] 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] The clitellus of an earthworm.
[7] 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.
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