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单词 to saddle up
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to saddle up
to saddle up
1. transitive. To put a saddle on (a horse or other animal); cf. sense 1a. Also in extended use.
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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [verb (transitive)] > saddle
saddleOE
panel1530
to saddle up1587
empannel1620
resaddle1787
side-saddle1795
pillion1929
1587 G. Turberville Tragicall Tales f. 69v He sadled vp his horse, and roade in post away.
1637 Abp. J. Williams Holy Table 206 What needs the Writer saddle up his Horse.
1734 R. Tatersal Bricklayer's Misc. (ed. 2) 31 I'd saddle up my little Nag, and ride, Thro' shady Groves.
1867 Harper's Mag. Feb. 341/2 The Texan called out Hark, and sent him on to the stable to saddle up the best two horses there.
1901 Daily Chron. 27 Aug. 5/5 I then asked him to saddle-up my horse while I was dressing.
1989 Cycle Oct. 32/2 We saddled up..two big-bore Japanese cruisers.
1991 Callaloo 14 34 Our task was to saddle up two horses and to herd the rest down ten miles or so of dirt roads.
2. intransitive (a) To put a saddle on a horse or other animal; (also in extended use) to prepare to do something; cf. sense 2; (b) (originally South African and Australian) to get into the saddle, to mount.
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society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > ride a horse (or other animal) [verb (intransitive)] > mount
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mountc1330
lighta1450
horse1535
to get up1553
to get on1613
to take horse1617
saddle1834
to saddle up1849
1849 E. E. Napier Excursions Southern Afr. II. 12 Another term of Colonial import is that of ‘saddling-up’, and ‘off-saddling’... When you wish to depart, your order is to ‘saddle-up’.
1866 J. E. Cooke Surry of Eagle's-nest xxv. 93 As no attack was expected, all were unsaddled, and they were compelled to seize the equipments with their honey-covered hands, and saddle up in hot haste.
1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 206 Bothwell, myself, and the six troopers, saddled up and departed.
1925 D. Kidd Essent. Kafir (ed. 2) 9 After a short rest, we ‘saddle up’ and continue our journey.
1928 D. Belasco Girl of Golden West iii, in Six Plays 385 Ashby's after Johnson! He was watching that horse—took him ten minutes to saddle up. Johnson has ten minutes' start.
1967 King's Cross Whisper (Sydney) No. 39. 4/4 Saddle up, prepare for work, get into harness.
1983 Washington Post (Nexis) 24 Mar. c18 If Rodney had been like most cyclists..he would have saddled up and vanished.
1987 E. Newby Round Ireland in Low Gear (1988) iv. 57 People were beginning to saddle up and mount now.
2002 Agric. Hist. 76 257 Maurice and Robert were directed to saddle up and ride to the dam.
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