packsaddle

[ pak-sad-l ]

noun

1. a saddle specifically designed for holding or supporting the load on a pack animal.

packsaddle

/ ˈpækˌsædəl /

noun

1. a saddle hung with packs, equipment, etc, used on a pack animal

Word History and Origins

Origin of packsaddle¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, packsaddle is from Middle English pakke saddil. See pack ¹, saddle

Example Sentences

OF. fils de bast son of the packsaddle; as the muleteers were accustomed to use their saddles for beds in the inns.

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And for each able horse, with a packsaddle or other saddle and furniture, two shillings per diem.

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There were some who dragged a heavy chain about with them, and others carried a packsaddle; some had their heads always in a bushel—the best people in the world to live with.

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As she rode along, she cleared her path by cutting away the twigs and gnarled branches which might catch from behind on the packsaddle or her clothing.

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On the led horse was a pack bound rather slouchily, not to a packsaddle, but to an old riding saddle.

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