Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

saddleback

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables: sad-dle-back
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A saddle-shaped ridge forming a shallow pass between two peaks.

noun

A roof in the same shape, having a gable at each end.

noun

A coping that is thicker in the middle than at the edges.

noun

Any of various creatures having a saddle-shaped marking on the back.

noun

A breed of pig which is black with a pink saddle-shaped marking.

noun

noun

A great black-backed gull.

British usage

noun

A passerine bird of the genus Philesturnus.

New Zealand usage

Example Sentences

"The young bird had the plumage of the saddleback, not the even chestnut of the jackbird, although its plumage was rather duller than that of the adult."
"For quotations using this term, see Citations:saddleback."

Etymology

From saddle + back.

Usage

Inflected Forms

saddlebacks (plural) saddlebacks (present, singular) saddlebacking (participle, present) saddlebacked (participle, past) saddlebacked (past)

Derived Forms

saddlebackite

Phrases

saddleback caterpillar saddleback clownfish saddleback crow saddleback gull saddleback gunnel saddleback jackal Saddleback Mountain saddleback pig

Synonyms

gable roof saddle roof saddleback roof saddle

Questions

What does saddleback mean?: A saddle-shaped ridge forming a shallow pass between two peaks.
Where does saddleback come from?: From saddle + back.

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