saddlebow

Example Sentences

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Not only was he of the same build, but he also had a bound knight thrown across the saddlebow of his mare.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Cathbarr grunted, and slung the heavy hammer-ax at his saddlebow.

From Nuala O'Malley by Bedford-Jones, H.

The man who had held the lariat lay half under his fallen pony, whose efforts to rise were checked by the tightened rope still tied to the saddlebow.

From The Heart of Thunder Mountain by Fischer, Anton Otto

While Minghal, therefore, was wreaking his vengeance on the father, Rahmut caught up the son, set him on his saddlebow, and forbade any of his men to lay hands on him.

From Barclay of the Guides by Strang, Herbert

When the sunlight streamed across his saddlebow, “Ah, Green Willow, Green Willow,” he sighed; and at noontide it was “Green Willow, Green Willow”; and “Green Willow, Green Willow,” when the twilight fell.

From Japanese Fairy Tales by James, Grace