saddˈlebag noun

1. A bag carried at, or attached to, the saddle
2. (in pl) excessive fat in the abdominal region (informal)

adjective

(of furniture) upholstered in cloth in imitation of camels' saddlebags

saddle bar noun

A bar for supporting stained glass in a window

saddlebill or saddle-bill stork noun

A large black-and-white stork, Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis, of sub-Saharan Africa, with a red and black bill that has a yellow saddle-like structure at the base

saddle blanket noun

A folded blanket used as a saddlecloth

saddˈlebow /-bō/ noun

The arched front of a saddle

saddˈlecloth noun

A cloth placed under a saddle to prevent rubbing

saddˈle-fast adjective

Firmly seated in the saddle

saddle feather or saddle hackle noun

One of the long, slender feathers drooping from a male fowl's saddle

saddˈle-girth noun

A band that holds the saddle in place

saddle horse noun

A riding horse

saddˈle-lap noun

The skirt of a saddle

saddˈle-nose noun

Flattening of the bridge of the nose, eg as a result of congenital syphilis

saddˈle-nosed adjective

saddle pillar or saddle pin noun

The support of a cycle saddle, which fits a socket in the frame

saddle reef noun (geology)

An ore deposit occurring in concavo-convex formations of igneous rocks, esp in Australia

saddle roof noun

A roof with a ridge and two gables

saddˈleroom noun

A room where saddles and harness are kept

saddˈle-shaped adjective

1. Arched
2. Concave and convex in sections at right angles to each other

saddle soap noun

A kind of oily soap used for cleaning and treating leather

saddle sore noun

A sore resulting from chafing of the saddle

saddˈle-sore adjective

(of a rider) with buttocks and inner thighs sore or chafed from riding

saddle spring noun

A spring supporting a cycle saddle

saddle stitch noun

1. Needlework consisting of long stitches on the top surface and short stitches on the underside of the material
2. One such stitch
3. A method of stitching or stapling (a booklet, magazine, etc) together through the back centre fold

saddˈle-stitch transitive verb and intransitive verb

To sew using saddle stitch

saddˈletree noun

The frame of a saddle

in the saddle

1. On horseback
2. In control

put the saddle on the right horse

To impute blame where it is deserved

saddle up

1. To saddle a horse
2. To mount (S Afr)