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saddlewise

saddlewise adverb: in the manner of a saddle.

Adverb

saddlewise (not comparable)

  1. In the manner of a saddle.
    • "Shall I cut this loin of mutton saddlewise?" said a gentleman carving. "No," said his friend, "cut it bridlewise, for then we may all chance to get a BIT in our mouths."1832, Scottish jests and anecdotes
    • In this case, a single atom regularly seated holds a molecule in position which has no seat, but only sits saddlewise on the iodine atom.1896, W Sedgwick, Argon and Newton: a realisation

Origin of saddlewise

From saddle + -wise.

Questions about saddlewise

What does saddlewise mean?
Saddlewise means in the manner of a saddle.
What part of speech is saddlewise?
Saddlewise is an adverb.

Words near saddlewise in the dictionary

  1. saddleth
  2. saddletramp
  3. saddletramps
  4. saddletree
  5. saddletrees
  6. saddlewise
  7. Saddleworth
  8. saddling
  9. saddling up
  10. saddling with
  11. saddlings

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