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saddle stitching |
saddle with |
saddle-backed |
saddle-shaped |
saddle-sore |
saddleback
| saddleback roof
| saddlebag
| saddlebags
| saddlebill
| saddlebow
saddleback
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun saddleback has 2 senses
- saddleback(n = noun.object) saddle - a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle); Array is a kind of mountain pass, notch, pass
- saddleback(n = noun.artifact) gable roof, saddle roof, saddleback roof - a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end; Array has particulars: gambrel, gambrel roof
has parts: gutter, trough, ridge, ridgepole, rooftree
is a kind of roof
CIDE DICTIONARY
saddleback, a.
Same as Saddle-backed. [1913 Webster]
saddleback, n.
- Anything saddle-backed; esp., a hill or ridge having a concave outline at the top. [1913 Webster]
- The harp seal. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
saddleback, n.
1 Archit. a tower-roof with two opposite gables.
2 a hill with a concave upper outline.
3 a black pig with a white stripe across the back.
4 any of various birds with a saddle-like marking esp. a New Zealand bird, Philesturnus carunculatus.
1 Archit. a tower-roof with two opposite gables.
2 a hill with a concave upper outline.
3 a black pig with a white stripe across the back.
4 any of various birds with a saddle-like marking esp. a New Zealand bird, Philesturnus carunculatus.
Derivative
saddlebacked adj.
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