saddle-backed

[ sad-l-bakt ]

/ ˈsæd lˌbækt /

adjective

having the back or upper surface curved like a saddle.

having a saddlelike marking on the back, as certain birds.

Origin of saddle-backed

First recorded in 1535–45

Words nearby saddle-backed

sadder but wiser, Saddharma-Pundarika, saddle, saddleback, saddleback caterpillar, saddle-backed, saddlebag, saddlebill, saddle-billed stork, saddle blanket, saddle block

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Example sentences from the Web for saddle-backed

The church has a very picturesque outline, with a saddle-backed tower like that of St. Sampson's, in Guernsey.
The Channel Islands|Joseph Morris
To reach it we had a longish walk and stiff climb, as it lies on the far side of a high, saddle-backed line of hills.
Chats on Angling|H. V. Hart-Davis
I rode to Burradorgang, a saddle-backed hill bearing 117 degrees from our camp and distant 19 miles.
Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Vol 2 (of 2)|Thomas Mitchell
Staring in silence at the saddle-backed mountain, their minds traveled into the past.
El Diablo|Brayton Norton

It has been my wont to choose a saddle-backed feather for a dead shaft, and a swine-backed for a smooth flier.
The White Company|Arthur Conan Doyle

British Dictionary definitions for saddle-backed

saddle-backed

adjective

having the back curved in shape or concave like a saddle

having a saddleback

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单词	saddle-backed
释义	saddle-backed [ sad-l-bakt ] / ˈsæd lˌbækt / adjective having the back or upper surface curved like a saddle. having a saddlelike marking on the back, as certain birds. Origin of saddle-backed First recorded in 1535–45 Words nearby saddle-backed sadder but wiser, Saddharma-Pundarika, saddle, saddleback, saddleback caterpillar, saddle-backed, saddlebag, saddlebill, saddle-billed stork, saddle blanket, saddle block Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for saddle-backed The church has a very picturesque outline, with a saddle-backed tower like that of St. Sampson's, in Guernsey. The Channel Islands\|Joseph Morris To reach it we had a longish walk and stiff climb, as it lies on the far side of a high, saddle-backed line of hills. Chats on Angling\|H. V. Hart-Davis I rode to Burradorgang, a saddle-backed hill bearing 117 degrees from our camp and distant 19 miles. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Vol 2 (of 2)\|Thomas Mitchell Staring in silence at the saddle-backed mountain, their minds traveled into the past. El Diablo\|Brayton Norton It has been my wont to choose a saddle-backed feather for a dead shaft, and a swine-backed for a smooth flier. The White Company\|Arthur Conan Doyle British Dictionary definitions for saddle-backed saddle-backed adjective having the back curved in shape or concave like a saddle having a saddleback Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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