sad|dle-backed

sad|dle-backed
sad|dle-backed «SAD uhl BAKT», adjective.
1. having the back, upper surface, or edge curved like a saddle: »

a saddle-backed hill, a saddle-backed horse.

2. having saddlelike markings on the back: »

a pinto horse with saddle-backed marking.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • sad|dle|back — «SAD uhl BAK», noun. 1. a hill or summit shaped like a saddle. 2. = great black backed gull. (Cf. ↑great black backed gull) 3. = saddleback seal. (Cf. ↑saddleback seal) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Saddle-backed — Sad dle backed , a. 1. Having the outline of the upper part concave like the seat of a saddle. [1913 Webster] 2. Having a low back and high neck, as a horse. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Empretia stimulea — Saddleback Sad dle*back , n. 1. Anything saddle backed; esp., a hill or ridge having a concave outline at the top. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The harp seal. (b) The great blackbacked gull ({Larus marinus}). (c) The larva of a bombycid moth… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Larus marinus — Saddleback Sad dle*back , n. 1. Anything saddle backed; esp., a hill or ridge having a concave outline at the top. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The harp seal. (b) The great blackbacked gull ({Larus marinus}). (c) The larva of a bombycid moth… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Saddleback — Sad dle*back , a. Same as {Saddle backed}. [1913 Webster] {Saddleback roof}. (Arch.) See {Saddle roof}, under {Saddle}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Saddleback — Sad dle*back , n. 1. Anything saddle backed; esp., a hill or ridge having a concave outline at the top. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The harp seal. (b) The great blackbacked gull ({Larus marinus}). (c) The larva of a bombycid moth ({Empretia… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Saddleback roof — Saddleback Sad dle*back , a. Same as {Saddle backed}. [1913 Webster] {Saddleback roof}. (Arch.) See {Saddle roof}, under {Saddle}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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