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ˈsaddle-tree
1. The framework which forms the foundation of a saddle.
1411Nottingham Rec. II. 86, j. sadeltre. 1483Act 1 Ric. III, c. 12 §2 No Merchant Stranger..shall bring into this Realm..Saddles, Saddle-trees, Horse-harness [etc.]. 1536–7Durh. Acc. Rolls (Surtees) 697 Cum frenis, stirropleders, sadletreys, et ceteris illis pertinentibus. 1607Markham Cavalarice vi. ix. 54 The greatest goodness in saddles consisteth in the saddle tree. 1714Fr. Bk. Rates 81 Saddle Trees per 100 Weight, 00 10. 1782Cowper John Gilpin 49 For saddle-tree scarce reached had he, His journey to begin. 1877W. Matthews Ethn. & Phil. Hidatsa Ind. 19 They now make saddle-trees in somewhat the same way as we do.
Comb.1619MS. Canterb. Marr. Licences, John Worsiter of Challocke, saddle tree maker. 1723Lond. Gaz. No. 6171/7 Joshua Tipping.., Saddletree-maker. 1865H. M. Hozier Equipm. Cavalry 152 Saddlers' and saddletree makers' tools.
2. = saddle-rack: see saddle n. 12.
1864R. Kerr Gentlem. House 294 A row of saddle-trees from 6 to 8 feet from the floor, with hooks and brackets for the bridles, girths, and stirrups under them.
3. The North American tulip tree, Liriodendron tulipifera.
1866Treas. Bot. 688/1 The leaves [of Liriodendron] large,..four-lobed and somewhat like a saddle in shape; hence the tree is sometimes spoken of as the Saddle-tree. |