SADDLEBAG


Meaning of SADDLEBAG in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: saddle (I) + bag

1.

a. : a large bag or pouch of leather or a textile fabric carried hanging from one side of a saddle and commonly one of a pair united by a band or strap and so hung that the weight is evenly distributed

b. : one of a pair of similar pouches carried one on each side of the rear wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle

2. : an upholstering cloth imitating the hand-knotted texture of oriental saddlebags and popular in the late Victorian period

3. or saddlebag house : a double cabin with two units separated by several feet but covered by one roof

II. intransitive verb

: to catch on an obstruction and swing around it

a barge that saddlebagged on a bridge pier

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