saddle-sore

sad·dle-sore

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sad-l sawr, sohr]
- /ˈsæd l sɔr, soʊr/
- /ˈsæd.l̩ sɔː(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sad-l sawr, sohr]
- /ˈsæd l sɔr, soʊr/

Definitions of saddle-sore word

noun saddle-sore an irritation or sore on a horse caused by the rubbing of a poorly adjusted saddle. 1
noun saddle-sore an irritation or sore on a rider caused by a saddle. 1
adjective saddle-sore sore after riding a horse 0
adjective saddle-sore (of a horse or rider) having sores caused by the chafing of the saddle 0
noun saddle-sore such a sore 0
noun saddle-sore a sore or irritation caused by friction of a saddle on a horse or rider 0

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Origin of saddle-sore

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50

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Parts of speech for Saddle-sore

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

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preposition

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saddle-sore popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.