unsaddle
unsaddle verb: to remove a saddle.
Verb
unsaddle (third-person singular simple present unsaddles, present participle unsaddling, simple past and past participle unsaddled)
- To remove a saddle.
- […] sette him vppe, and tye him in his bridle to the bare Racke, and all to rubbe and chafe him, insomuch that if hee be eyther wette with sweate or any other thing, you leaue hym not till he be as dry as may be, then vnsaddle him, rub hys backe thorowly […]1593, Gervase Markham, chapter 3, in A Discource of Horsmanshippe, London: Richard Smith
- She’s gone, by the Lord! fairly stole away, with that poaching, concy-catching rascal! However, I won’t follow her; no, damme; take my whip, and my cap, and my coat, and order the groom to unsaddle the horses; I won’t follow her the length of a spur-leather.1773, Isaac Bickerstaffe, A School for Fathers, London: W. Griffin, act III, scene 6, page 60
- To throw (a rider) from the saddle.
Forms of unsaddle
| third-person singular present | unsaddles |
|---|---|
| present participle | unsaddling |
| past participle | unsaddled |
| past | unsaddled |
Origin of unsaddle
From Middle English onsadelen, unsadelen, unsadlen, equivalent to un- + saddle.
Words formed from unsaddle
Questions about unsaddle
- What does unsaddle mean?
- Unsaddle means to remove a saddle.
- What part of speech is unsaddle?
- Unsaddle is a verb.
- What is the past tense of unsaddle?
- The past tense of unsaddle is unsaddled.
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