saddle leather

noun

1. hide, as from a cow or bull, that undergoes vegetable tanning and is used for saddlery.
2. leather that simulates the vegetable-tanned product and is used for a variety of goods, as handbags and jackets.

Word History and Origins

Origin of saddle leather¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

“In upholstery, we consider saddle leather to be a form of brown that’s like a trusty pair of blue jeans — it goes with everything,” says Chicago designer Brynn Olson.

From Washington Times

Containers are made of solid walnut, and all the pieces are covered in rich saddle leather.

From Washington Times

The slab of salty, pimentón-dusted, fried pigskin looks like saddle leather but cracks like a gaucho’s whip when you break off a piece to dunk in chimichurri.

From Seattle Times

It’s something I’ll identify with in my old age—shriveled like a raisin, perhaps, but riveting, mesmerizing, better contemplated than consumed, smelling of melted chocolate, pencil lead and warm saddle leather that builds to a resounding finish.

From Golf Digest

Regardless, this has become one of Dusted Valley’s signature wines, and it shows classic notes of The Rocks: savory black olive, smoked meat and saddle leather with dried brambleberry.

From Seattle Times