OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 26894

saddle

/ˈsædl̩/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
asiento • sillín
A seat for a rider, typically made of leather and raised in the front and rear, placed on the back of a horse or other animal, and secured by a strap around the animal's body.
collado
Something resembling a saddle (sense 1) in appearance or shape.
So we continue climbing to the saddle of the Kleine Scheidegg, where ahead there comes into view the wide expanse of the Grindelwald valley, backed by the snowy crown of the Wetter…
[W]e had to dismount and lead our animals [camels] up a narrow hill-path with broken steps of rock so polished by long years of passing feet that they were dangerous in wet weather…
puente
Something resembling a saddle (sense 1) in appearance or shape.
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