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Definition of Saddle blanket

1. Noun. Stable gear consisting of a blanket placed under the saddle.

Definition of Saddle blanket

1. Noun. A blanket that is placed under a saddle; a numnah ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Saddle Blanket

Literary usage of Saddle blanket

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Indian Sign Language: With Brief Explanatory Notes of the Gestures by William Philo Clark (1884)
"saddle blanket. Make sign for BLANKET; then hold extended and slightly-compressed left hand, back up, in front of left breast, fingers pointing to right and ..."

2. Indian Blankets and Their Makers by George Wharton James (1914)
"Rare Type Old Bayeta Double saddle blanket. (Fred Harvey Collection.) saddle blankets are the commonest type of Navaho weaving, though specimens like the ..."

3. The Writings of Bret Harte by Bret Harte (1896)
"It was without doubt the saddle-blanket of Dr. West'e horse, lost when the saddle came off, after the Doctors body had been dragged by the runaway beast. ..."

4. Poems and Sketches of Nebraska by Addison Erwin Sheldon (1908)
"While the saddle blanket lay on the ground, in perfectly plain sight beneath the glance of his eyes, and within three feet of him ..."

5. Handbook for Light Artillery by Alexander Brydie Dyer (1896)
"Fold saddle-blanket in four folds and place it carefully on the animal; then place the saddle on the blanket and in the middle of the animal's back, ..."

6. The Mounted Rifleman: A Method of Garrison Training and Field Instruction of by James Parker (1916)
"A special cause of saddle sores, in very hot weather, is the heat of the saddle blanket, which "scalds" the skin, producing a breakdown in its texture. ..."

7. A Military Dictionary and Gazetteer: Comprising Ancient and Modern Military by Thomas Wilhelm (1881)
"Under the aparejo is placed a saddle- blanket, and a corona, or upper saddle- blanket ; the latter is made by stitching two or three folds of old blanket or ..."

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