2. A padded part of a harness which is worn on a horse's
back, being fastened in place with a girth. It serves
various purposes, as to keep the breeching in place, carry
guides for the reins, etc.
3. A piece of meat containing a part of the backbone of an
animal with the ribs on each side; as, a saddle of mutton,
of venison, etc.
4. (Naut.) A block of wood, usually fastened to some spar,
and shaped to receive the end of another spar.
5. (Mach.) A part, as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit
upon a convex surface and serve as a means of attachment
or support.
6. (Zo["o]l.) The clitellus of an earthworm.
7. (Arch.) The threshold of a door, when a separate piece
from the floor or landing; -- so called because it spans
and covers the joint between two floors.
{Saddle bar} (Arch.), one the small iron bars to which the
lead panels of a glazed window are secured. --Oxf. Gloss.
{Saddle gall} (Far.), a sore or gall upon a horse's back,
made by the saddle.
{Saddle girth}, a band passing round the body of a horse to
hold the saddle in its place.
{saddle horse}, a horse suitable or trained for riding with a
saddle.
{Saddle joint}, in sheet-metal roofing, a joint formed by
bending up the edge of a sheet and folding it downward
over the turned-up edge of the next sheet.
{Saddle roof}, (Arch.), a roof having two gables and one
ridge; -- said of such a roof when used in places where a
different form is more common; as, a tower surmounted by a
saddle roof. Called also {saddleback roof}.
{Saddle shell} (Zo["o]l.), any thin plicated bivalve shell of
the genera {Placuna} and {Anomia}; -- so called from its
shape. Called also {saddle oyster}.
Abraham rose up early, . . . and saddled his ass.
--Gen. xxii.
3.
2. Hence: To fix as a charge or burden upon; to load; to
encumber; as, to saddle a town with the expense of bridges
and highways.
2. (Mining) A formation of gold-bearing quartz occurring
along the crest of an anticlinal fold, esp. in Australia.