SADDLE SORE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does saddle sore mean? 

• SADDLE SORE (noun)
  The noun SADDLE SORE has 2 senses:

1. an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle

2. sore on a horseback rider chafed by a saddle

  Familiarity information: SADDLE SORE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SADDLE SORE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

gall; saddle sore

Hypernyms ("saddle sore" is a kind of...):

animal disease (a disease that typically does not affect human beings)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Sore on a horseback rider chafed by a saddle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("saddle sore" is a kind of...):

gall (a skin sore caused by chafing)