unsaddle a horse

  • 1unsaddle — [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

  • 2Unsaddle — Un*sad dle, v. t. [1st pref. un + saddle.] [1913 Webster] 1. To strip of a saddle; to take the saddle from, as a horse. [1913 Webster] 2. To throw from the saddle; to unhorse. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3unsaddle — 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

  • 4unsaddle — 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

  • 5unsaddle — /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] …

    Universalium

  • 6unsaddle — un|sad|dle [ʌnˈsædl] v [T] to remove the ↑saddle (=leather seat) from a horse …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 7unsaddle — v. remove the saddle (as from a horse) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 8unsaddle — un•sad•dle [[t]ʌnˈsæd l[/t]] v. dled, dling 1) spo to take the saddle from 2) spo to cause to fall or dismount from a saddle; unhorse 3) spo to take the saddle from a horse • Etymology: 1350–1400 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 9unsaddle — [c]/ʌnˈsædl/ (say un sadl) verb (unsaddled, unsaddling) –verb (t) 1. to take the saddle from. 2. to cause to fall or dismount from a saddle; unhorse. –verb (i) 3. to take the saddle from a horse. {un 2 + saddle} …

  • 10unsaddle — v.tr. 1 remove the saddle from (a horse etc.). 2 dislodge from a saddle …

    Useful english dictionary