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Webster 1913 Edition
Saddleback
Sad′dle-backˊ
,Noun.
1.
Anything saddle-backed; esp., a hill or ridge having a concave outline at the top.
2.
(Zool.)
(a)
The harp seal.
(b)
The great blackbacked gull (
Larus marinus
). (c)
The larva of a bombycid moth (
Empretia stimulea
) which has a large, bright green, saddle-shaped patch of color on the back. Definition 2024
saddleback
saddleback
English
Noun
saddleback (plural saddlebacks)
- A saddle-shaped ridge forming a shallow pass between two peaks.
- A roof in the same shape, having a gable at each end.
- Any of various creatures having a saddle-shaped marking on the back.
- (geology) An anticlinal.
- (Britain) the great black-backed gull.
- (New Zealand) a bird Philesturnus carunculatis.
Translations
a NZ bird
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Adjective
saddleback (not comparable)
Adverb
saddleback (not comparable)
- saddle-backed
Etymology 2
From Saddleback Church of Lake Forest, California. Coined in a contest held by columnist Dan Savage, in response to its support for California Proposition 8.
Verb
saddleback (third-person singular simple present saddlebacks, present participle saddlebacking, simple past and past participle saddlebacked)
- (slang) To engage in anal sex with the intention of preserving one's virginity (chiefly by Christian teenagers)
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