stock saddle
- noun
- /stɑk ˈsædəl/
- Specialized
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- The cowboy strapped his lariat onto the horn of his stock saddle before heading out to the range.
Examples
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Unlike an English saddle, the stock saddle provides a high pommel and cantle for better support while herding cattle.
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He rode all day using a comfortable stock saddle that fit his horse perfectly.
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The cowboy rode with a sturdy stock saddle.
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She bought a new stock saddle for her horse.
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The cowboy strapped his lariat onto the horn of his stock saddle before heading out to the range.
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He rode all day using a comfortable stock saddle that fit his horse perfectly.
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Unlike an English saddle, the stock saddle provides a high pommel and cantle for better support while herding cattle.
Synonyms
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4.1
A saddle with a high horn at the front that riders use and often decorate
Surface Forms
Morphology
stock + saddle
This is a straightforward noun+noun compound where 'stock' (in the relevant sense 'livestock, cattle') modifies 'saddle' to mean a saddle used for working stock; the core meaning (a saddle for handling animals) is directly derivable from the constituents. Note that transparency depends on knowing the correct sense of 'stock'—if a learner only knows other senses (e.g. shares), they might be confused, but given the livestock sense the compound is compositional and predictable.
Etymology
Stock saddle may come from work with 'stock' meaning farm animals, because stock refers to animals and saddle is the rider's seat. This kind of saddle has a high horn where a cowboy can tie a rope called a 'lariat', so the name came to mean a saddle for working with cattle.