Sadden
(Sad"den), v. i. To become, or be made, sad. Tennyson.
Sadder
(Sad"der) n. Same as Sadda.
Saddle
(Sad"dle) n. [OE. sadel, AS. sadol; akin to D. zadel, G. sattel, OHG. satal, satul, Icel. söðull,
Dan. & Sw. sadel; cf. Russ. siedlo; all perh. ultimately from the root of E. sit.]
1. A seat for a rider, — usually made of leather, padded to span comfortably a horse's back, furnished
with stirrups for the rider's feet to rest in, and fastened in place with a girth; also, a seat for the rider on a
bicycle or tricycle.
2. A padded part of a harness which is worn on a horse's back, being fastened in place with a girth. It
serves various purposes, as to keep the breeching in place, carry guides for the reins, etc.
3. A piece of meat containing a part of the backbone of an animal with the ribs on each side; as, a saddle
of mutton, of venison, etc.
4. (Naut.) A block of wood, usually fastened to some spar, and shaped to receive the end of another
spar.
5. (Mach.) A part, as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit upon a convex surface and serve as a means
of attachment or support.
6. (Zoöl.) The clitellus of an earthworm.
7. (Arch.) The threshold of a door, when a separate piece from the floor or landing; — so called because
it spans and covers the joint between two floors.
Saddle bar (Arch.), one the small iron bars to which the lead panels of a glazed window are secured.
Oxf. Gloss. — Saddle gall (Far.), a sore or gall upon a horse's back, made by the saddle. — Saddle
girth, a band passing round the body of a horse to hold the saddle in its place. — saddle horse,
a horse suitable or trained for riding with a saddle. — Saddle joint, in sheet-metal roofing, a joint
formed by bending up the edge of a sheet and folding it downward over the turned-up edge of the next
sheet. — Saddle roof, (Arch.), a roof having two gables and one ridge; — said of such a roof when
used in places where a different form is more common; as, a tower surmounted by a saddle roof. Called
also saddleback roof. — Saddle shell (Zoöl.), any thin plicated bivalve shell of the genera Placuna
and Anomia; — so called from its shape. Called also saddle oyster.
Saddle
(Sad"dle) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Saddled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Saddling ] [AS. sadelian.]
1. To put a saddle upon; to equip (a beast) for riding. "saddle my horse." Shak.
Abraham rose up early, . . . and saddled his ass.
Gen. xxii. 3. 2. Hence: To fix as a charge or burden upon; to load; to encumber; as, to saddle a town with the expense
of bridges and highways.
Saddleback
(Sad"dle*back`) a. Same as Saddle-backed.
Saddleback roof. (Arch.) See Saddle roof, under Saddle.
Saddleback
(Sad"dle*back`), n.
1. Anything saddle-backed; esp., a hill or ridge having a concave outline at the top.
