SADDLEBOW

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does saddlebow mean? 

• SADDLEBOW (noun)
  The noun SADDLEBOW has 1 sense:

1. handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle

  Familiarity information: SADDLEBOW used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SADDLEBOW (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

pommel; saddlebow

Hypernyms ("saddlebow" is a kind of...):

grip; handgrip; handle; hold (the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "saddlebow"):

horn; saddle horn (a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather))

Holonyms ("saddlebow" is a part of...):

saddle (a seat for the rider of a horse or other animal)