单词 | english saddle |
释义 | > as lemmasEnglish saddle English saddle n. a style of saddle common in or characteristic of England; (now) spec. (chiefly North American) a relatively flat, hornless saddle built on either a wooden or steel spring tree, having a padded leather seat over webbing stretched between the pommel and cantle, and deep leather skirt panels; contrasted with western saddle n. at western adj., n.2, and adv. Compounds 3. ΚΠ 1810 W. Gell Itinerary Greece p. vi Some would prefer an English saddle, but a saddle of this sort is always objected to by the owner of the horse. 1901 J. F. J. Archibald Blue Shirt & Khaki i. 30 The mounted infantry saddle is the flat seat known in this country as an ‘English saddle’. 2007 Birmingham (Alabama) News (Nexis) 18 Apr. 1 sc There's no horn (to hold or tie a rope to) on an English saddle, and the way you sit in it is different. < as lemmas |
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