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saddlebag

saddlebag

5 4.1
A bag that hangs from a saddle to hold things while riding
  • noun
  • /ˈsædəlˌbæɡ/
translation icon : alforja
  • Gentle went over and snatched up one of the skins and stuffed it into his saddlebag.
  • a leather saddlebag
  • opened the saddlebag
  • grabs his saddlebag

How does it not fall like sag down like saddlebags?

Examples

  • Cordelia looked into her saddlebag and pulled out a poncho.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • I reached into my saddlebag and showed him my straw hat.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • The man put something into his saddlebag and then came across the road.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Hey, you got anything useful in that saddlebag?

    Slow Burn (2005)

  • Harvey put the food in his saddlebag and asked his wife where their guide was.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • The Head Teller starts filling a saddlebag with money.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Walter Taylor drew out a map from a saddlebag and unfolded it.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Ned takes a long pull on the bottle, re-corks it, and puts it in his saddlebag.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Harvey put the food in his saddlebag and asked his wife where their guide was.

  • Walter Taylor drew out a map from a saddlebag and unfolded it.

Synonyms

pannier
vssaddlebag
2 8.4

A large bag on the side of a bicycle or animal to carry things

hangs over or attaches above a riding seat rather than on the sides

How Large

trunk
110 3.3
saddlebag
5 4.1
pouch
72 2.1

Surface Forms

saddlebag singular
saddlebags plural

Morphology

saddlebag = saddle + bag (transparent) = saddle + bag

Direct compound of two familiar nouns 'saddle' + 'bag' with an obvious combined meaning.

Etymology

Saddlebag comes from two simple words: saddle, meaning 'seat on a horse', and bag, meaning 'a container'. So a saddlebag is a bag that hangs on a saddle to carry your things.