[ˈsadl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a seat fastened on the back of a horse or other animal for riding, typically made of leather and raised at the front and rear

- a low part of a ridge between two higher points or peaks
(e.g: follow the road which goes across the saddle between two tors)

- a shaped support on which a cable, wire, or pipe rests

- the lower part of the back in a mammal or fowl, especially when distinct in shape or marking
(e.g: feathers at the rear of a rooster's saddle)


Phrases:
- in the saddle

Origin:
Old English sadol, sadul, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zadel and German Sattel, perhaps from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sella ‘seat’ and sit

[ˈsadl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- put a saddle on (a horse)
(e.g: he was in the stable saddling up his horse)

- burden (someone) with an onerous responsibility or task
(e.g: he's saddled with debts of $12 million)


Phrases:
- in the saddle

Origin:
Old English sadol, sadul, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zadel and German Sattel, perhaps from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sella ‘seat’ and sit