saddletree

saddletree
\\ˈsadəl.(ˌ)trē, -._tri\ noun
Etymology: Middle English sadeltre, from sadel saddle + tre, tree tree
1. : the frame of a saddle
2. [saddle (I) + tree; from the shape of the leaves] : tulip tree 1

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/sad"l tree'/, n.
the frame of a saddle.
[1375-1425; late ME sadeltre. See SADDLE, TREE]

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saddˈletree noun
The frame of a saddle
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Main Entry: ↑saddle

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  • Saddletree — Sad dle*tree , n. The frame of a saddle. [1913 Webster] For saddletree scarce reached had he, His journey to begin. Cowper. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • saddletree — [sad′ l trē΄] n. [ME sadeltre] the frame of a saddle …   English World dictionary

  • saddletree — noun Date: 15th century the frame of a saddle …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • saddletree — /sad l tree /, n. the frame of a saddle. [1375 1425; late ME sadeltre. See SADDLE, TREE] * * * …   Universalium

  • saddletree — noun tulip tree …   Wiktionary

  • saddletree — n. frame of a saddle …   English contemporary dictionary

  • saddletree — sad·dle·tree …   English syllables

  • saddletree — sad•dle•tree [[t]ˈsæd lˌtri[/t]] n. the frame of a saddle • Etymology: 1375–1425 …   From formal English to slang

  • saddletree — /ˈsædlˌtri/ (say sadl.tree) noun the frame of a saddle …  

  • Municipio de Saddletree (condado de Robeson, Carolina del Norte) — Saddletree Municipio de los Estados Unidos …   Wikipedia Español

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