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sa duhl

  • n  a seat for the rider of a horse or camel
  • n  a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)
  • n  cut of meat (especially mutton or lamb) consisting of part of the backbone and both loins
  • n  a piece of leather across the instep of a shoe
  • n  a seat for the rider of a bicycle
  • n  posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl
  • v  put a saddle on
    saddle the horses
  • v  load or burden; encumber
    he saddled me with that heavy responsibility
  • v  impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to

  • In both saddle bronc and bareback riding, a cowboy must keep his balance on a bucking horse for 8 sec.
  • Not just any saddle, he reverently explains, but the iconic saddle crafted by French hands that Herms has been making for more than a century.
  • Goldstein is adamant that the saddle nose should be eliminated.
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  • Bobby Jindal in CNN
    Democratic leaders say their legislation will grow the economy,Jindal said. "What it will do is grow the government, increase our taxes down the line, and saddle future generations with debt. Who among us would ask our children for a loan,...
  • Jim Carrey in International Herald Tribune
    Commenting on Disney's lengthy rollout, which included a full screening of the animated dog-hero movie "Bolt," Carrey told out-of-town guests, "You can go back home and say these saddle sores came from Hollywood."
  • President Bush in Washington Post
    Unless we act, we will saddle our children and grandchildren with tens of trillions of dollars of unfunded obligations,Bush said. "They will face three bad options: huge tax increases, huge budget deficits or huge and immediate cuts in...

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