The Collaborative International Dictionary
Saddle \Sad"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Saddled; p. pr. & vb. n. Saddling.] [AS. sadelian.]
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To put a saddle upon; to equip (a beast) for riding. ``saddle my horse.''
--Shak.Abraham rose up early, . . . and saddled his ass.
--Gen. xxii. 3. Hence: To fix as a charge or burden upon; to load; to encumber; as, to saddle a town with the expense of bridges and highways.
Wiktionary
n. The act of placing a saddle on an animal. vb. (present participle of saddle English)
Usage examples of "saddling".
Setting her teeth grimly, Romilly put the saddle on her horse, and went about saddling the other horses for Orain and Dom Carlo.
At last she slept again, but woke early to find Jandria already up and saddling the horses.
Silently, Romilly went about her work, saddling the horses, loading what was left of their food.
When they rolled out, dressed to ride, rifles in hand, Larry was saddling horses, Drake and his three drovers drinking tea.
He counted half a dozen men saddling up and he recognized none of them.
Katya spotted the outlines of Ivan and Daniel saddling the remaining horses.
He found Toli saddling his mount for him, examining each tack item as he placed it on the horse.
In the raw red light of dawn, Quentin rubbed his burning eyes and set about saddling Blazer once more.
Perkar watched as Ngangata finished saddling his mount and then led his horse from the stall.
He was saddling Blackleg after breakfast, intending to go down the river a short distance, when he became aware that Betty was standing near him.
He was inside in a flash, saddling Blackleg, jamming a bit into his mouth.
She even had time while grooming and saddling to watch the drama at the other end of the line, where Paulus was discovering that he really, truly was not an imperial duke here.
Somewhat refreshed, I washed my sweating face and then set about saddling the horses.