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Definition of Saddle sore
1. Noun. An open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle.
2. Noun. Sore on a horseback rider chafed by a saddle.
Definition of Saddle sore
1. Noun. A gall, a sore developed by a horse from an ill-fitting or ill-adjusted saddle. ¹
2. Adjective. Pertaining to a horse with saddle sores, or to a rider who has been riding too long. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Saddle Sore
Literary usage of Saddle sore
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Estudios entomológicos y parasitológicos by John Edwin Bakeless, Francis Peloubet Farquhar, David R. Iriarte, Justus Liebig, John Blyth (1863)
"Waking at daybreak, so saddle-sore that he could hardly stand, Lewis roused the
others, equally saddle-sore. It was essential that they should cover the few ..."
2. Western Grazing Grounds and Forest Ranges: A History of the Live-stock by Will Croft Barnes (1913)
"A hard callous place that comes upon a horse's back where there has been a saddle
sore. Sleeper.—A calf that has been marked but not branded. ..."
3. Western Grazing Grounds and Forest Ranges: A History of the Live-stock by Will Croft Barnes (1913)
"A " center fire" saddle; saddle with one cinch. sn-f«M.—A hard callous place that
comes upon a horse's back where there has been a saddle sore. Sleeper. ..."
4. The Cowboy: His Characteristics, His Equipment, and His Part in the by Philip Ashton Rollins (1922)
"... and caused many a saddle sore upon their ponies' backs. These men could cling
to the bucker and throw the rope as successfully as could their "lighter- ..."
5. The Path of the Conquistadores, Trinidad and Venezuelan Guiana by Lindon Wallace Bates (1912)
"With the ferocious curb loose, you take a turn around the block and come back.
The saddle sore has not rubbed and the mule goes at a very comfortable gait. ..."
6. Westward Hoboes: Ups and Downs of Frontier Motoring by Winifred Hawkridge Dixon (1921)
"Many experiences of the same sort help him to see the huddled, inexpert figures
of saddle-sore dudes, some clad piecemeal, some in the extreme of ..."
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