packsaddle
9.3
A frame or pad placed on an animal's back to hold and secure loads like bags
- noun
- /ˈpæksˌsædəl/
- Specialized
:
silla de carga
Examples
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Packsaddles and flour, too.
Fiction book (1991) -
The farmer secured the heavy load with a packsaddle before setting off on the long journey across the mountains.
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She bought a new packsaddle to make transporting supplies easier for her donkey during the expedition.
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The guide explained how to properly adjust the packsaddle to ensure that the weight was evenly distributed on the mule.
How Comfortable
palanquin
1
9.9
- Archaic
1
9.9
sedan chair
1
9.9
- Archaic
1
9.9
howdah
1
9.9
1
9.9
saddle
80
1.3
80
1.3
pillion
1
8.9
1
8.9
packsaddle
- Specialized
Surface Forms
packsaddle singular
packsaddles plural
Morphology
Etymology
Packsaddle comes from the two words pack ('bundle') and saddle ('seat'). It is literally a 'saddle for packs' that sits on an animal to hold and secure loads, so a packsaddle is a special saddle used to carry supplies.