English Explanatory Dictionary

saddleback

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A saddle-shaped ridge forming a shallow pass between two peaks.
  2. A roof in the same shape, having a gable at each end.
  3. A coping that is thicker in the middle than at the edges.
  4. Any of various creatures having a saddle-shaped marking on the back.
  5. A breed of pig which is black with a pink saddle-shaped marking.
  6. An anticline.
  7. A great black-backed gull.
  8. A passerine bird of the genus Philesturnus.
  9. A variety of domestic goose.
  10. A raccoon oyster.
  11. A harp seal.
  12. A larva of the bombycid moth.
adj
  1. saddle-backed
adv
  1. saddle-backed
verb
  1. To engage in anal sex with the intention of preserving one's virginity. (chiefly by Christian teenagers)

Pronunciation

En-au-saddleback.ogg

Word forms

saddleback saddlebacks saddlebacking saddlebacked

Etymology

From saddle + back.

Derived words

saddleback caterpillar saddleback clownfish saddleback crow saddleback gull saddleback gunnel saddlebackite saddleback jackal Saddleback Mountain saddleback pig saddleback seal saddleback shrew saddleback tamarin saddleback toad Wessex Saddleback
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