saddle
A seat for a rider, typically made of leather and raised in the front and rear, placed on the back of a horse or other animal, and secured by a strap around the animal's body.
Other meanings
A similar implement used to secure goods to animals; a packsaddle.
A cushion used as a seat in a cart or other vehicle.
A kind of
- seat
Kinds of saddle
- stock saddle
Word history
From Old English "sadol".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “saddle” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.