saddle sore
7.4
A painful skin injury on a rider caused by a saddle rubbing
- noun
- /ˈsædəl sɔr/
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- To avoid getting a saddle sore, make sure your saddle fits properly and wear padded shorts.
Examples
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I'm getting these really bad saddle sores.
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After a long day of riding, I had to treat my saddle sore with antibiotic ointment.
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He complained about his saddle sore as he struggled to sit comfortably on the bench.
Synonyms
sore
vssaddle sore
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2.2
A painful spot on the skin that is open or infected
is a skin irritation caused specifically by chafing during horseback riding
Antonyms
How Severe
Surface Forms
saddle sore singular
saddle sores plural
Morphology
The meaning 'a sore or lesion caused by an ill-fitting saddle' is directly and literally built from 'saddle' (the riding seat) + 'sore' (a painful lesion). This noun-noun compound is compositional and follows a common descriptive pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Saddle sore comes from the clear picture of a saddle rubbing a rider's skin until it becomes a sore, so it means an irritation or painful spot caused by long riding.