saddle

• a seat for the rider of a bicycle
• impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
• The clitellus of an earthworm
• a seat for the rider of a horse or camel
• a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)
• cut of meat (especially mutton or lamb) consisting of part of the backbone and both loins
• a piece of leather across the instep of a shoe
• posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl
• put a saddle on
• load or burden
• A seat for a rider, -- usually made of leather, padded to span comfortably a horse´s back, furnished with stirrups for the rider´s feet to rest in, and fastened in place with a girth
• 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
• A piece of meat containing a part of the backbone of an animal with the ribs on each side
• A block of wood, usually fastened to some spar, and shaped to receive the end of another spar
• A part, as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit upon a convex surface and serve as a means of attachment or support
• The threshold of a door, when a separate piece from the floor or landing
• To put a saddle upon
• Hence: To fix as a charge or burden upon
• Residential area (city, town, village) in the United States of America (USA) in Arizona
• Residential area (city, town, village) in the United States of America (USA) in Arkansas

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