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to saddle

38 3.0

To put a special seat on a horse before riding

verb
/ˈsædəl/

: ensillar

Saddle the horses.
saddle horses
saddle up and ride
saddle a pony

This guy saddles up and he swear to God, I can't make this up.

Examples

There she is, all bridled, saddled and ready to go.

The Right Stuff (1983)
I remember watching my grandfather saddling up the burro early in the morning.

Academic text (2004)
If you're going to be around a while, I could saddle him up, take him for a ride.

Along Came Wanda (2021)
I get nervous, clap a few times, and tell him to saddle up.

Fiction book (1999)
Then they walked down to the corral to saddle the horses.

Fiction book (1998)
Announcing a ride into the mountains, he saddled up and galloped toward Hashan.

Fiction book (1990)
Edmund had a palfrey saddled, personally escorting her to the main gate.

Fiction book (1999)
Before we ride, let's saddle the horses in the barn.
She decided to saddle the pony for her daughter to enjoy a fun ride.
Once the sun rose, we will saddle them up and head out on the trail.

Synonyms

to saddle the horse

vsto saddle

1 3.2

To put a seat on a horse before you ride it

applies to any riding animal, not only the common riding animal

Antonyms

to unsaddle

1 6.0

Remove the saddle from a horse or other animal

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

Phrasal Verbs

to saddle up

Informal

8 5.2

Get ready mentally and physically for a long trip or hard task

to saddle the horse

1 3.2

To put a seat on a horse before you ride it

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 infinitive

saddled past

saddled past participle

saddling present participle

saddles third person singular

Etymology

Saddle as a verb comes from the noun and means 'to put a seat' on a horse or animal, so to saddle a horse is simply to put the saddle on it before riding.