saddle hook (sadlhuk)

Same as check - hook. with a saddle for riding. saddle-joint (sad'l-joint), n. 1. A joint made by turning up the edges of adjacent plates of tin or sheet-iron at right angles with the bodies of the sheet (one margin so turned up being nearly twice as wide as the other), and then turning down the broader margin snugly over the other so that the margins interlock.-2. In an at ., a joint where the articular surfaces are inversely convex in one direction and con- cave in the other, admitting movement in every direction except axial rotation. This joint occurs between all saddle-shaped vertebræ, as notably in the necks of all recent birds and of many reptiles. It is ex- emplified in man in the car pom eta carpal joint of the thumb. Also called reciprocal reception joint . saddle-lapt (sad'l-lap), n . The skirt of a saddle. He louted ower his saddle lap , To ki her ere they part. Lord William (Child's Ballads, III. 19). saddle-leaf (sad'l-lēf), n. Same as saddletree , 2. saddle-leather (sad'l-lerí"ėr), n . Leather prepared specially for saddlers' use. Pig-skin is much used, and, as the removal of the bristles gives this leather a peculiar indented appearance, the preparation of imitations from skins of other animals simulates it. Unlike harne -leather, it is not blackened on the grain side. saddle-nail (sad'l-nāl), n. A short nail with a large smooth head, used in saddlery. E. H. Knight.