saddle
noun
[ ˈsad(ə)l ]
• a seat fastened on the back of a horse or other animal for riding, typically made of leather and raised at the front and rear.
• a low part of a ridge between two higher points or peaks.
• "follow the road which goes across the saddle between two tors"
• a shaped support on which a cable, wire, or pipe rests.
• the lower part of the back in a mammal or fowl, especially when distinct in shape or marking.
• "feathers at the rear of a rooster's saddle"
saddle
verb
• put a saddle on (a horse).
• "he was in the stable saddling up his horse"
• burden (someone) with an onerous responsibility or task.
• "he's saddled with debts of $12 million"
Similar:
burden,
encumber,
lumber,
hamper,
weigh down,
land,
charge,
inflict something on,
impose something on,
thrust something on,
unload something on,
fob something off on to,
Origin:
Old English sadol, sadul, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zadel and German Sattel, perhaps from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sella ‘seat’ and sit.
in the saddle
• on horseback.
• "a six-day trail ride, with six hours daily in the saddle"
