sidesaddle

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a saddle for a woman; rider sits with both feet on the same side of the horse
adverb on or as if on a sidesaddle

From side + saddle.

No sidesaddle or pillion for her, not for Joe. — Ulysses, James Joyce
"I don't know where you will get a sidesaddle," Stanwood had demurred when the purchase was first proposed. — Peak and Prairie: From a Colorado Sketch-book, Anna Fuller
“Why, you see, Jo is crazy about horses and so am I, but we’ve only got an old sidesaddle and no horse. — Little Women, Louisa May Alcott

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