| 单词 | to saddle off |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto saddle off to saddle off South African. Now rare. extracted from saddlev. transitive and intransitive. To unsaddle (a horse), esp. in order to rest; = off-saddle v. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [verb (transitive)] > saddle > unsaddle unsaddle1382 unpanel1620 to saddle off1835 off-saddle1849 1835 J. W. D. Moodie Ten Years S. Afr. I. 65 He..asked us if we would ‘saddle off’ our horses. 1839 W. C. Harris Wild Sports S. Afr. 329 The mention of ‘Sillekat's land’, while it elicited an oath, and an exclamation of surprise, procured me also an invitation to ‘saddle off’. 1871 J. Mackenzie Ten Years North of Orange River (1971) 259 He had not met with any game, and after some hours' search, had saddled off his horse to let it graze. 1881 A. Douglass Ostrich Farming S. Afr. 203 When travelling, if the horse is saddled off every two hours, even if only for a few minutes,..he will seldom hurt in South Africa. 1913 C. Pettman Africanderisms 418 Saddle off, To, see Off-saddle. < as lemmas |
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