单词 | resaddle |
释义 | resaddlev. 1. transitive. To put a saddle back on (a horse or other animal); to put a new saddle on (a horse, etc.). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [verb (transitive)] > saddle saddleOE panel1530 to saddle up1587 empannel1620 resaddle1787 side-saddle1795 pillion1929 1787 G. Greive tr. F. J. de Chastellux Trav. N.-Amer. II. 82 After we had..resaddled and reloaded our horses, the difficulty was to reach the inn. 1857 Ld. Dufferin Lett. from High Latitudes (ed. 3) 50 The horses were resaddled; and..we took leave of our courteous entertainers. 1881 Appletons' Jrnl. Mar. 201/2 The refractory pack-horses were resaddled. 1905 Biblical World 26 174 While the horses were wiped down and resaddled, we started westward. 2002 Riverfront Times (Missouri) (Nexis) 30 Oct. They try to resaddle the horse, but it skitters nervously. 2. intransitive. To remount a horse or other animal, get back in the saddle. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > ride a horse (or other animal) [verb (intransitive)] > mount > again remounta1450 resaddle1834 the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [verb (intransitive)] > saddle saddlea1425 upsaddle1838 resaddle1897 1834 C. F. Hoffman Let. 12 Apr. in Winter in West (1835) II. 173 It was quite dark before we re-saddled and started anew. 1856 V. Lush Jrnl. 17 Jan. (1971) 174 Giving them strict injunctions to take care of Rollo I left them to resaddle. 1897 Harper's Mag. Apr. 754/2 Diaz..stood off the attack till his cavalry could resaddle. 1961 C. S. Duke & M. A. Frantz 6,000 Miles of Fence 81 It hurt my neck but I resaddled and went on. 1994 Press-Enterprise (Riverside, Calif.) (Nexis) 24 Apr. c1 With leg muscles stiff and bellies full, the cowhands, a little reluctantly, resaddled after lunch for the last leg of the drive. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1787 |
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