saddlebow (sadlbo)

[ The Cruel Brother (Child's Ballads, II. 254). One hung a pole-axe at his saddle - bow . Dryden, Pal. and Arc., iii. 32. saddle-bracket (sad'l-brak"et), n. In teleg ., a bracket shaped somewhat like a saddle, used for supporting a telegraph-wire which runs along the tops of the poles. saddle-clip (sad'l-klip), n. A clip by which a spring of a vehicle is secured to the axle. The legs of the clip straddle the parts to be joined, and are fastened by bolt-nuts. saddle-cloth (sad'l-kloth), n. A piece of textile material used, in connection with the saddle of a horse, for riding. Especially-(a) Such a piece of stuff put upon the horse under the saddle and extending some distance behind it, intended to preserve the rider's dre from contact with the horse, or to protect the horse from the saber or the like. In countries where costume is rich and varied, such saddle-cloths are sometimes of great richne . (b) A piece of textile material pa ing under the saddle of a carriage-horse. (See saddle, 1 (6).) This is sometimes decorated with the owner's crest or initials, or in other ways. saddle-fast (sad'l-fast), a. [= G. sattelfest = Sw. Dan. sadelfast; as saddle + fast1.] Seated firmly in the saddle. Scott, L. of L. M., iii. 6. saddle-feathers (sad'l-ferн"ėrz), (sad'l-fern" erz), n. pl. poultry, saddle-hackles collectively; the long slender feathers which droop on each side of the saddle of the domestic cock. In