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saddled

saddled

2.5
Having a saddle on for riding
  • adjective
  • /ˈsædld/
translation icon : ensillado
  • After checking the equipment, he led the saddled horse to the ring.

Examples

  • The horses were saddled and tied to the post, ready for the long trek ahead.

  • The horse was saddled and ready for the ride.

  • By dawn, the riders had saddled their mounts and set out toward the valley.

  • He approached a saddled mare grazing quietly in the field.

  • Is the pony saddled for the children?

  • The horses were saddled and waiting for the riders to mount.

  • The ranch hand quickly saddled the young stallion for the training session.

Antonyms

bareback
1 6.4

Riding a horse without a saddle

unsaddled
1 4.9

An animal, usually a horse, that has no saddle on its back

Compounds

saddled-shaped false morel
  • Specialized
9.9

A poisonous mushroom with a saddle-shaped dull yellow or brown cap

How Saddled

saddled
2.5
unsaddled
1 4.9

Surface Forms

saddled positive

Morphology

saddled = saddle (transparent) = saddle + ed

Direct past-participle/adjectival formation from the verb 'saddle' meaning to have a saddle on; the physical sense is immediately recoverable.

Etymology

The word saddled comes from the old word saddle, which means 'a seat on a horse's back'. So if a horse or other animal is saddled, it literally has a 'saddle' on and is ready for riding.