unsaddle

unsaddle
/un sad"l/, v., unsaddled, unsaddling.
v.t.
1. to take the saddle from.
2. to cause to fall or dismount from a saddle; unhorse.
v.i.
3. to take the saddle from a horse.
[1350-1400; ME unsadelen; see UN-2, SADDLE; cf. D ontsadelen, OHG intsatalôn]

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  • unsaddle — [unsad′ l] vt. unsaddled, unsaddling 1. to take the saddle off (a horse, etc.) 2. to throw from the saddle; unhorse vi. to take the saddle off a horse, etc …   English World dictionary

  • unsaddle — Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to take the saddle from 2. to throw from the saddle intransitive verb to remove the saddle from a horse …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • unsaddle — verb To remove a saddle …   Wiktionary

  • unsaddle — Synonyms and related words: break, buck off, bust, cashier, deconsecrate, defrock, depose, deracinate, dethrone, disbar, discrown, disenthrone, dislodge, dismiss, dismount, displace, drum out, excommunicate, expel, give the gate, kick upstairs,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • unsaddle — un|sad|dle [ʌnˈsædl] v [T] to remove the ↑saddle (=leather seat) from a horse …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • unsaddle — v. remove the saddle (as from a horse) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • unsaddle — verb remove the saddle from. ↘dislodge (a rider) from a saddle …   English new terms dictionary

  • unsaddle — verb (T) 1 to remove the saddle (=leather seat) from a horse 2 if a horse unsaddles someone, it throws them off its back; unseat …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • unsaddle — un·saddle …   English syllables

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