- a leather seat for a rider on a horse
- She swung herself into the saddle.
- a seat on a bicycle or motorcycle
- a piece of meat from the back of an animal
- a saddle of lamb
Word OriginOld English sadol, sadul, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zadel and German Sattel, perhaps from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sella ‘seat’ and sit.
Idioms
See saddle in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionaryin the saddle
- in a position of responsibility, control or authority
- It's actually good to be back in the saddle after the holidays.
- He wanted a united party, with himself firmly in the saddle.
- riding a horse
- Three weeks after the accident he was back in the saddle.
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