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saddlebow

[ sad-l-boh ]

noun

  1. the arched front part of a saddle or saddletree.


saddlebow

/ ˈæəˌəʊ /

noun

  1. the pommel of a saddle
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of saddlebow1

before 900; Middle English, Old English. See saddle, bow 2
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Not only was he of the same build, but he also had a bound knight thrown across the saddlebow of his mare.

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Now seek for two daggers somewhat like it, and a pair of pistols for the saddlebow.

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When the sunlight streamed across his saddlebow, “Ah, Green Willow, Green Willow,” he sighed; and at noontide it was “Green Willow, Green Willow”; and “Green Willow, Green Willow,” when the twilight fell.

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While Minghal, therefore, was wreaking his vengeance on the father, Rahmut caught up the son, set him on his saddlebow, and forbade any of his men to lay hands on him.

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Count Saxe bowed to his saddlebow, and his eyes did her homage.

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