Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A saddle designed so that the rider sits with both legs on one side of the horse.
- adverb On a sidesaddle.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A saddle the occupant of which sits with both feet on the same side of the horse: used chiefly by women.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A saddle for women, in which the rider sits with both feet on one side of the animal mounted.
- noun (Bot.) a plant with hollow leaves and curiously shaped flowers; -- called also
huntsman's cup . SeeSarracenia .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
saddle , usually for awoman , in which therider sits with both legs on the same side of the horse. - adverb Using such a saddle.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb on or as if on a sidesaddle
- noun a saddle for a woman; rider sits with both feet on the same side of the horse
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Examples
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To deal with it, he started putting in what is termed a sidesaddle position.
Choke Ph.D. Sian Beilock 2010
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To deal with it, he started putting in what is termed a sidesaddle position.
Choke Ph.D. Sian Beilock 2010
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To deal with it, he started putting in what is termed a sidesaddle position.
Choke Ph.D. Sian Beilock 2010
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Dearest: I saw an old woman riding a horse astride: and I was convinced on the spot that this is the rightest way of riding, and that the sidesaddle was a foolish and affected invention.
An Englishwoman's Love-Letters Anonymous
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Nevertheless, a noted British riding master, Colonel Hitchcock, urged women to continue with the method because, "the sidesaddle is the most decorative, dignified, and graceful method, and pleases the male eye, which prefers the ultra-feminine woman to the type which emulates the male in attire or atmosphere."
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Adelina LoissetOnce again it was the women of the American West who thundered out their opposition, with the LA Times announcing, "The sidesaddle is a cumbersome, cruel burden on a horse and all right-thinking people believe its time is past."
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After graduation, she visited London, where the determined young American met women like Lady Apsley, who said, "A good horsewoman in a sidesaddle is a credit to her menfolk."
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Long gone are the days where Williams was crippled with nerves at the prospect of live performance, and she joked with ease about having to play guitar "sidesaddle", asking the audience to forgive any impromptu percussion cased by the baby kicking.
The Line Of Best Fit Ro Cemm 2010
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Long gone are the days where Williams was crippled with nerves at the prospect of live performance, and she joked with ease about having to play guitar "sidesaddle", asking the audience to forgive any impromptu percussion cased by the baby kicking.
The Line Of Best Fit Ro Cemm 2010
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Long gone are the days where Williams was crippled with nerves at the prospect of live performance, and she joked with ease about having to play guitar "sidesaddle", asking the audience to forgive any impromptu percussion cased by the baby kicking.
The Line Of Best Fit Ro Cemm 2010
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