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saddle

1 7.5

A joint of meat from the back of a sheep, often roasted

noun
/ˈsæd.əl/

: silla (corte de carne)

The chef recommended a saddle of mutton, perfectly cooked and seasoned.
saddle of lamb
saddle of venison

Examples

oh, I hope that excellent saddle of venison we had hasn't disagreed with her.

Deception (1946)
We enjoyed a tender saddle of venison with a rich gravy at the fancy restaurant.
Seven and two bits for the saddle.

The Magnificent Seven (2016)
At this point in the story, the old man fell silent and pushed away his saddle of lamb.

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
For dinner, we roasted a saddle of lamb, which was succulent and flavorful.

Synonyms

saddle of lamb

vssaddle

Specialized

6.7

A cut of lamb with the backbone and meat on both sides, roasted as one piece

is broader and covers both mutton and lamb rather than lamb alone

Idioms

a burr in someone's saddle

Archaic

8.6

A small problem that keeps annoying someone

to ride tall in the saddle

8.2

Feel and act confident

tall in the saddle

Informal

8.3

Confident and in control of a situation

Compounds

saddle shoe

2 5.5

A low shoe with a dark band across the middle

saddle horn

Specialized

1 5.8

High rounded front part of a Western saddle that riders use to hold a rope or grip

saddle horse

1 4.2

A horse kept for riding rather than for work

saddle soap

1 5.1

A mild soap that cleans and softens leather such as saddles

English saddle

1 5.6

A leather seat put on a horse for English style riding without a horn

saddle blanket

1 4.2

A thick cloth or pad placed under a saddle to protect a horse's back and soak up sweat

saddle oxford

1 7.6

A low-heeled leather shoe with a different-colour band across the top

saddle tramp

1 9.6

A person who travels from place to place on horseback without a fixed home

Western saddle

1 4.1

A saddle with a high horn at the front that riders use and often decorate

English cavalry saddle

Specialized

9.1

A saddle with a metal back and front used by soldiers on horseback without a horn

American saddle horse

Specialized

7.3

A type of horse from Kentucky known for a high-stepping walk used for shows and pleasure riding

saddle block anesthesia

Specialized

6.8

A method that numbs the area that would touch a saddle by injecting medicine near the spine

saddle feather

Specialized

8.9

A long narrow feather on the back of a chicken near its tail

saddle hackle

Specialized

9.9

A long narrow feather from a chicken's back used for making fishing flies or decoration

saddle of lamb

Specialized

6.7

A cut of lamb with the backbone and meat on both sides, roasted as one piece

saddle sore

8.1

A damaged area on a horse's back caused by a badly fitted saddle rubbing

saddle stitch

Specialized

7.0

A line of sewing that uses visible thread along an edge, often in a different color

saddle oyster

Specialized

9.9

A sea animal with two thin shells, one side deeply notched, that clings to rocks

saddle roof

Specialized

6.7

A roof with two sloping sides that meet at a top ridge

saddle seat

Specialized

6.6

A slightly curved place to sit like a horse saddle that gives extra comfort

saddle sore

7.4

A painful skin injury on a rider caused by a saddle rubbing

saddle-sore

7.7

Soreness you feel after riding a horse or bicycle where you sit

stock saddle

Specialized

7.4

A seat for riding a horse with a high horn to hold a rope when working cows

Surface Forms

saddle singular

saddles plural

Etymology

Saddle for a cut of meat comes from the same idea: it is the part of the animal's 'back' where a saddle sits, so cooks call that roasted joint a 'saddle'.