Saddle
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( n.) The clitellus of an earthworm.
(2): ( n.) 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.
(3): ( n.) 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.
(4): ( n.) 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.
(5): ( n.) A block of wood, usually fastened to some spar, and shaped to receive the end of another spar.
(6): ( n.) A part, as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit upon a convex surface and serve as a means of attachment or support.
(7): ( n.) A ridge connected two higher elevations; a low point in the crest line of a ridge; a col.
(8): ( n.) 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.
(9): ( n.) A formation of gold-bearing quartz occurring along the crest of an anticlinal fold, esp. in Australia.
(10): ( v. t.) To put a saddle upon; to equip (a beast) for riding.
(11): ( v. t.) 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.
King James Dictionary [2]
Saddle n. sad'l. L. sedeo, sedile.
1. A seat to be placed on a horse's back for the rider to sit on. Saddles are variously made, as the common saddle and the hunting saddle, and for females the side-saddle. 2. Among seamen, a cleat or block of wood nailed on the lower yard-arms to retain the studding sail-booms in their place. The name is given also to other circular pieces of wood as the saddle of the bow-spirit.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [3]
sad ´' 50 : As noun ( מרכּב , merkābh , "a riding seat") the word occurs in Leviticus 15:9 (margin "carriage"); ordinarily it is used as a verb ( חבשׁ , ḥābhash , literally, to "bind up" or "gird about"), to saddle an ass ( Genesis 22:3; Numbers 22:21; Judges 19:10 , etc.).
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [4]
Bibliography Information McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Saddle'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/s/saddle.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
