tall in the saddle
Imposing, impressive; resolute; manly.
He is tall in the saddle (6 ft. 2 in.) and so adamantine that Jennifer Jones broke her hand slapping his face.
saddle
UK /ˈsædl̩/ US /ˈsæd(ə)l/
noun 5verb 5name 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
adjusted, heavy, lonely, proper, right, secured, wrong
VERB + SADDLE
back, don't, hold, hop, horse, let's, mourning, put
SADDLE + NOUN
backe, camel, e, elephant, hor, pinch, pudong
PREP.
in, into, on, on, out, since, up, with
ADV.
always, properly, usually
Definitions
noun
1
A seat for a rider, typically made of leather and raised in the front and rear, placed on the back of a horse or other animal, and secured by a strap around the animal's body.
His [Cotton's] Horſe vvas led before, vvith a mourning Veluet Saddle on his backe, his Coffin had a Crimſon Sattin Quilt lined with purple Silke, ouer him vvas laid his Bible, Svvord and Hat: […]
My horse's bridle they [robbers] slipt, and search'd yᵉ saddle, which they pull'd off, but let the horse graze, and then turning againe bridl'd him and tied him to a tree, yet so as he might graze, and thus left me bound.
2
A seat for a rider, typically made of leather and raised in the front and rear, placed on the back of a horse or other animal, and secured by a strap around the animal's body.
3
A seat for a rider, typically made of leather and raised in the front and rear, placed on the back of a horse or other animal, and secured by a strap around the animal's body.
4
A seat for a rider, typically made of leather and raised in the front and rear, placed on the back of a horse or other animal, and secured by a strap around the animal's body.
5
A seat for a rider, typically made of leather and raised in the front and rear, placed on the back of a horse or other animal, and secured by a strap around the animal's body.
verb
1
To put a saddle (noun sense 1) on (an animal).
Then roſe Balaam vp in the mornynge, & ſadled his Aſſe, & wente wͪ the prynces of yͤ Moabites.
Saddle your horſe on the race day in the ſtable before you leade him forth, and fixe both the pannell and the girthes to his backe and ſides vvith Shooe-makers vvaxe to preuent all daungers.
2
To put (something) on to another thing like a saddle on an animal.
Reſolv'd for Sea, the Slaves thy Baggage pack; / Each ſaddled, vvith his Burden on his back: […]
The centre of the nest is what I would call saddled on the bough, the materials being laid so that the nest is thinner in its middle part and thicker at the two opposite sides, so as to have a firm hold.
3
To enter (a trained horse) into a race.
4
Chiefly followed by with: to burden or encumber (someone) with some problem or responsibility.
He has been saddled with the task of collecting evidence of the theft.
They went shopping and left me saddled with two children to look after.
5
Chiefly followed by on or upon: to place (a burden or responsibility) or thrust (a problem) on someone.
I did not dislose the name of the man I proposed, because I found her only too eager to marry anyone upon whom she could saddle her debts, and so make him either pay them or change places with her.
name
1
A sub-sitio in the sitio of Proper Pudong, barangay of Pudong, Kapangan, Benguet, Philippines.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, MANNY E. FERMIN, by virtue ofthe powers vested in me as the duly elected Municipal Mayor of Kapangan, do hereby order the lifting of the lockdown in Sub-Sitio Saddle, Proper Pudong, Kapangan, Benguet.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is sha
Antonyms
- unsaddle
- offsaddle
Idioms & Phrases
ride tall in the saddle
To ride a horse in an erect, imposing manner.
in the saddle
Synonym of in control.
1990, December 28 broadcast, PBS Newshour, David Gergen the pessimism […] in this country was in the saddle even before Saddam Hussein came along
saddle tramp
In the Old West, a person who wanders from place to place on horseback.
She allowed her fancy to play with the idea of staying in Fairfield, of forgetting her bitter quest. . . . But she was not a schoolteacher. . . . She was what some people called a
put the saddle on the right horse
To assign praise or blame where it is properly due.
Example Bank
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His [Cotton's] Horſe vvas led before, vvith a mourning Veluet Saddle on his backe, his Coffin had a Crimſon Sattin Quilt lined with purple Silke, ouer him vvas laid his Bible, Svvord and Hat: […]
Wiktionary02
My horse's bridle they [robbers] slipt, and search'd yᵉ saddle, which they pull'd off, but let the horse graze, and then turning againe bridl'd him and tied him to a tree, yet so as he might graze, an
Wiktionary03
Consider your master's health, and rather than let him take long journeys, […] leave one of his horse's fore shoes loose in the morning; or contrive that the saddle may pinch the beast in the withers;
Wiktionary04
Then roſe Balaam vp in the mornynge, & ſadled his Aſſe, & wente wͪ the prynces of yͤ Moabites.
Wiktionary05
Saddle your horſe on the race day in the ſtable before you leade him forth, and fixe both the pannell and the girthes to his backe and ſides vvith Shooe-makers vvaxe to preuent all daungers.
Wiktionary06
vno pienſa el Báyo, otro que lo ensilla, the bay horſe thinketh one thing, and he that ſaddleth him thinketh another thing.
WiktionaryUsage Notes
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