| 释义 |
saddlebag
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: saddle (I) + bag
1.
a. : a large bag or pouch of leather or a textile fabric carried hanging from one side of a saddle and commonly one of a pair united by a band or strap and so hung that the weight is evenly distributed
b. : one of a pair of similar pouches carried one on each side of the rear wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle
2. : an upholstering cloth imitating the hand-knotted texture of oriental saddlebags and popular in the late Victorian period
3. or saddlebag house : a double cabin with two units separated by several feet but covered by one roof
II. intransitive verb
: to catch on an obstruction and swing around it
< a barge that saddlebagged on a bridge pier > |