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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A sore on a horse's back caused by an improperly fitted saddle.
- noun A sore on a rider caused by the chafing of a saddle.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
gall , a sore developed by a horse from an ill-fitting or ill-adjusted saddle. - adjective Pertaining to a horse with saddle sores, or to a rider who has been riding too long.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle
- noun sore on a horseback rider chafed by a saddle
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dailyword commented on the word saddle sore
Artie is often this when he and Jim have been riding for a long time.
November 20, 2012