ALL meanings of saddling
sad·dle
S s - noun saddling a seat for a rider on the back of a horse or other animal. 1
- noun saddling a similar seat on a bicycle, tractor, etc. 1
- noun saddling a part of a harness laid across the back of an animal and girded under the belly, to which the terrets and checkhook are attached. 1
- noun saddling something resembling a saddle in shape, position, or function. 1
- noun saddling the part of the back of an animal where a saddle is placed. 1
- noun saddling (of mutton, venison, lamb, etc.) a cut comprising both loins. this cut, trimmed and prepared for roasting. 1
- noun saddling (of poultry) the posterior part of the back. 1
- noun saddling a ridge connecting two higher elevations. 1
- noun saddling the covering of a roof ridge. 1
- noun saddling bolster (def 7). 1
- noun saddling a raised piece of flooring between the jambs of a doorway. 1
- noun saddling an inverted bracket bearing on the axle of a railroad car wheel as a support for the car body. 1
- noun saddling Ordnance. the support for the trunnion on some gun carriages. 1
- noun saddling Machinery. a sliding part for spanning a space or other parts to support something else, as the cross slide and toolholder of a lathe. 1
- noun saddling a strip of leather, often of a contrasting color, sewn on the vamp or instep of a shoe and extending to each side of the shank. 1
- noun saddling saddle shoe. 1
- noun saddling Ceramics. a bar of refractory clay, triangular in section, for supporting one side of an object being fired. 1
- noun saddling (in a suspension bridge) a member at the top of a tower for supporting a cable. 1
- verb with object saddling to put a saddle on: to saddle a horse. 1
- verb with object saddling to load or charge, as with a burden: He has saddled himself with a houseful of impecunious relatives. 1
- verb with object saddling to impose as a burden or responsibility. 1
- verb without object saddling to put a saddle on a horse (often followed by up). 1
- verb without object saddling to mount into the saddle (often followed by up). 1
- idioms saddling in the saddle, in a position to direct or command; in control. at work; on the job. 1