English
sidesaddlesidesaddle
From side + saddle.
A compound of side + saddle
Proto-Germanic *sīdaz ‘drooping’
Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ ‘side’
Old English sīde ‘side’
Middle English side
English side
Proto-Germanic *sadulaz
Proto-West Germanic *sadul
Old English sadol
Middle English sadel ‘a saddle’
English saddle
Today it means
noun A saddle, usually for a woman, in which the rider sits with both legs on the same side of the horse.
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