saddle
saddle Lexical Profile
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• noun
A seat fastened on the back of a horse or other animal for riding, typically made of leather and raised at the front and rear.
"She threw the heavy leather saddle onto the horse's back and tightened the girth."
A seat on a bicycle or motorcycle.
"After a long ride on the rough trail, the hard bicycle saddle left him sore."
A low part of a ridge between two higher points or peaks.
"The hikers rested in the grassy saddle before attempting the final ascent to the summit."
• verb
To burden someone with an onerous responsibility, task, or debt.
"The new manager was saddled with the difficult task of restructuring the failing department."
To put a saddle on a horse or other animal.
"He went to the barn early in the morning to saddle the horses for the trail ride."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Old English 'sadol', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch 'zadel' and German 'Sattel', from an Indo-European root shared by 'sit'.
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