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saddlery

saddlery

7.6
Leather equipment put on a horse for riding and control
  • noun
  • /ˈsædələri/
translation icon : equipo de montar
  • When she entered the saddlery, the smell of leather filled the air.

Examples

  • He purchased a new saddle from the saddlery to use on his mare.

  • Even his tack—his saddlery—was hand-me-down.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • The saddlery at the local shop offers a variety of saddles and bridles for horses.

Synonyms

tack
vssaddlery
  • Specialized
4 7.7

Equipment used for riding a horse, like a saddle or bridle

is the general term for horse equipment not limited to riding use
stable gear
vssaddlery
4.2

Equipment for horses like saddles, bridles and harnesses

is the general equipment term not focused on stable context

Surface Forms

saddlery singular
saddleries plural

Morphology

saddlery = saddle (transparent) = saddle + ry

Formed from 'saddle' + '-ry' with a collective/equipment sense (items relating to saddles), which is a predictable noun formation.

Etymology

Saddlery comes from saddle plus the ending -ry, where -ry shows a 'set' or 'collection'. So saddlery can also mean the equipment for horses—the group of saddles, bridles and other riding gear used together.