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▪ I. saddling, vbl. n.|ˈsædlɪŋ|
[f. saddle v. + -ing1.]
1. a. The action of the vb. saddle.
1483Cath. Angl. 315/2 A Sadyllinge, sellatura.
b. esp. The action of putting on the saddle and other equipment of a racehorse preparatory to a race; also attrib. as saddling bell, saddling enclosure; saddling paddock, (a) a paddock in which horses are prepared for a race; (b) spec. (Austral. slang) a nickname for a bar in the Theatre Royal, Melbourne, frequented by prostitutes in the nineteenth century; also, a similar bar elsewhere; hence, a known place of rendezvous.
1844J. T. J. Hewlett Parsons & W. xxi, That is the saddling-bell. 1890Daily News 11 Sept. 3/4 No horse could possibly have looked better..in the saddling paddock. 1876Argus (Melbourne) 1 July 4/4 The stranger sees that the women, possibly picking up a male companion, all enter the apartment which was previously closed, and which is now guarded by swing doors. Curiosity will doubtless prompt him to enter, and he will find himself in the far-famed ‘saddling paddock’ of the Royal. Ibid. 4/5 The existence of the ‘saddling paddocks’ is a scandal established with a forethought for the courtesan's benefit which is an eternal disgrace to their promoters. 1909J. R. Ware Passing Eng. 213/1 Saddling-paddock (Australian), place of amusement or rather place of assignation. 1958G. Casey Snowball iii. 29 The ribald, popular name of the enclosure round the Government Dam was ‘the saddling paddock’. 1969Sun (Melbourne) 12 July (Turf Guide) 4/2 The AJC new grandstand in the saddling paddock at Randwick will be open on August 4. 1969Sun-Herald (Sydney) 13 July 33/1 Mr Swales told us he could not get through to the stewards on the phone and gave us permission to return to the saddling enclosure to put our case to the stewards.
▪ II. † ˈsaddling, n. Obs. rare—1.
[f. saddle n. + -ing.]
= saddle n. 4.
1697W. Dampier Voy. (1729) I. 112 The Land is low, making a saddling between 2 small Hills. |