Noun
the next day's hike was a stiff climb out of the saddle where they had camped for the night Verb
He saddled his horse and mounted it.
to the social worker it seemed as though her supervisor had once again saddled her with a truly hopeless case
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Noun
According to police, the woman snuck up behind the horse and pulled its tail while the rider still was in the saddle.—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025 Go through some rehab time and be right back in the saddle.—Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2025
Verb
Since the Kentucky Derby went to a qualifying points series in 2013, trainer Todd Pletcher has saddled the winner five times including in 2013 and 2023.—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 The play revolves around two modern-day brothers, Booth and Lincoln, whose fate may be determined by the names their profoundly neglectful parents saddled them with as a joke — a joke with an archetypal punchline.—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for saddle
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English sadel, from Old English sadol; akin to Old High German satul saddle
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)
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