saddle tree

noun

The base on which the rest of the saddle is built, usually based on wood or a similar synthetic material, and is eventually covered in leather or a leatherlike synthetic.

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nounsaddle tree (plural saddle trees)

plural saddle trees

  1. equestrianismThe base on which the rest of the saddle is built, usually based on wood or a similar synthetic material, and is eventually covered in leather or a leatherlike synthetic.
  2. The tulip tree.

    Synonyms: saddle bow

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe tulip tree.

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Translations

Finnish satulan runko
  • satulan runkoThe base of a saddle
French arçon
  • arçonThe base of a saddle
Italian arcione
  • arcioneThe base of a saddle
Spanish arzón, fuste
  • arzónThe base of a saddle
  • fusteThe base of a saddle
Turkish kaltak
  • kaltakThe base of a saddle
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Chicago

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