sidesaddle

noun, adv — 3 senses

sidesaddle

noun

Etymology From side + saddle.

1

A saddle, usually for a woman, in which the rider sits with both legs on the same side of the horse.

2

The technique of riding a horse with both legs on the same side of the horse.

sidesaddle

adv

Etymology From side + saddle.

1

On, or as if on, such a saddle.

He rode sidesaddle to avoid worsening his injured leg.
He had his daughter riding sidesaddle on the bicycle frame while he pedaled.

1 more example

Undoing the last few straps, Eragon swung his right leg over Saphira's spine, so he was sitting sidesaddle, and prepared to jump off her back.2008, Christopher Paolini, “Assault on Helgrind”, in Brisingr, page 41:

Synonyms: woman-fashion
Derived terms: side-saddle flower

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