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saddle tramps

saddle tramps is the plural of saddle tramp.

Meaning of saddle tramp

Noun

saddle tramp (plural saddle tramps)

  1. (US, derogatory, idiomatic) In the Old West, a person who wanders from place to place on horseback.
    • She allowed her fancy to play with the idea of staying in Fairfield, of forgetting her bitter quest. . . . But she was not a schoolteacher. . . . She was what some people called a saddle tramp.1987, George Bowering, Caprice (2010 New Star edition), (Google preview)
    Synonyms:
    saddle bum

Questions about saddle tramps

What is saddle tramps the plural of?
Saddle tramps is the plural of saddle tramp.

Words near saddle tramps in the dictionary

  1. saddle stitches
  2. saddle tan
  3. saddle tank
  4. saddle tanks
  5. saddle tramp
  6. saddle tramps
  7. saddle tree
  8. saddle trees
  9. saddle up
  10. saddle vein
  11. saddle veins

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