Saddle

Saddle - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)

SADDLE, n. sad'l. [L. sedeo, sedile.]

1. A seat to be placed on a horse's back for the rider to sit on. Saddles are variously made, as the common saddle and the hunting saddle, and for females the side-saddle.

2. Among seamen, a cleat or block of wood nailed on the lower yard-arms to retain the studding sail-booms in their place. The name is given also to other circular pieces of wood; as the saddle of the bow-spirit.

SAD'DLE, v.t

1. To put a saddle on.

Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his ass.

Gen 22.

2. To load; to fix a burden on; as, to be saddled with the expense of bridges and highways.

sad'-'-l: As noun (merkabh, "a riding seat") the word occurs in Le 15:9 (margin "carriage"); ordinarily it is used as a verb (chabhash, literally, to "bind up" or "gird about"), to saddle an ass (Ge 22:3; Nu 22:21; Jud 19:10, etc.).