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

Her rope—she would no more think of traveling without it than would one of the Sunset punchers—was coiled at the saddlebow.

From The Girl from Sunset Ranch Or, Alone in a Great City by Marlowe, Amy Bell

Eleanor answered a low and grave "no;" bending down over her saddlebow.

From The Old Helmet, Volume II by Warner, Susan

He had only himself to care for, and, with pick and pan strapped to his saddlebow, he set his face westward.

From Craftsmanship in Teaching by Bagley, William Chandler

Des Barres put him over his saddlebow; then took his prisoners into camp.

From The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay by Hewlett, Maurice Henry