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sidesaddle

sidesaddle noun: a saddle, usually for a woman, in which the rider sits with both legs on the same side of the horse.

sidesaddle: a saddle, usually for a woman, in which the rider sits with both legs on the same side of the horse
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Noun

sidesaddle (plural sidesaddles)

  1. A saddle, usually for a woman, in which the rider sits with both legs on the same side of the horse.
  2. The technique of riding a horse with both legs on the same side of the horse.

Adverb

sidesaddle (not comparable)

  1. On, or as if on, such a saddle.
    • He rode sidesaddle to avoid worsening his injured leg.
    • He had his daughter riding sidesaddle on the bicycle frame while he pedaled.
    Synonyms:
    woman-fashion

sidesaddle meaning in Tamil

sidesaddle in Tamil

புடைச் சேணம், பக்கச்சேணம்

Synonyms of sidesaddle

Forms of sidesaddle

pluralsidesaddles
alternative formside-saddle

Origin of sidesaddle

From side + saddle.

Words formed from sidesaddle

Questions about sidesaddle

What does sidesaddle mean?
Sidesaddle means a saddle, usually for a woman, in which the rider sits with both legs on the same side of the horse.
What is sidesaddle in Tamil?
Sidesaddle in Tamil is புடைச் சேணம், பக்கச்சேணம். See Sidesaddle meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sidesaddle?
Sidesaddle can be a noun or an adverb.
What is the plural of sidesaddle?
The plural of sidesaddle is sidesaddles.

Words near sidesaddle in the dictionary

  1. sides
  2. sides against
  3. sides of bacon
  4. sides reversed is
  5. sides with
  6. sidesaddle
  7. sidesaddles
  8. sidescan
  9. sidescatter
  10. sidescraper
  11. sidescrapers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sidesaddle (page history and authors); sidesaddle (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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