Hypertext Webster Gateway: "saddled"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Saddle \Sad"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Saddled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Saddling}.] [AS. sadelian.]
1. To put a saddle upon; to equip (a beast) for riding.
``saddle my horse.'' --Shak.
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Saddled \Sad"dled\, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Having a broad patch of color across the back, like a saddle;
saddle-backed.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
saddled
adj 1: having a saddle on or being mounted on a saddled animal;
"saddled and spurred and ready to ride" [ant: {unsaddled}]
2: subject to an imposed burden; "left me saddled with the
bill"; "found himself saddled with more responsibility
than power"
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