Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unsaddle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-sad-dle
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove a saddle.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

verb

To throw (a rider) from the saddle.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"[…] sette him vppe, and tye him in his bridle to the bare Racke, and all to rubbe and chafe him, insomuch that if hee be eyther wette with sweate or any other thing, you leaue hym not till he be as dry as may be, then vnsaddle him, rub hys backe thorowly […]"
"She’s gone, by the Lord! fairly stole away, with that poaching, concy-catching rascal! However, I won’t follow her; no, damme; take my whip, and my cap, and my coat, and order the groom to unsaddle the horses; I won’t follow her the length of a spur-leather."
"It was nigh noon, and we had stopped at the cabin to unsaddle and bait."
"Because this was the normal way of going to school the schoolhouse was provided with a paddock; the children rode in and unsaddled, hung their saddles and bridles on the fence, and went in to their lessons."

Etymology

From Middle English onsadelen, unsadelen, unsadlen, equivalent to un- + saddle.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un
Root: onsadelen,unsadelen,unsadlen

Usage

Inflected Forms

unsaddles (present, singular) unsaddling (participle, present) unsaddled (participle, past) unsaddled (past)

Derived Forms

unsaddling

Synonyms

offsaddle

Questions

What does unsaddle mean?: To remove a saddle.
Where does unsaddle come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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