unsaddle

American  

[uhn-sad-l] / ʌnˈsæd l /

verb (used with object)

unsaddled, unsaddling

1. to take the saddle from.

2. to cause to fall or dismount from a saddle; unhorse.

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verb (used without object)

unsaddled, unsaddling

1. to take the saddle from a horse.

unsaddle British  

/ ʌnˈsædəl /

verb

1. to remove the saddle from (a horse, mule, etc)

2. (tr) to unhorse

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Etymology

Origin of unsaddle

1350–1400; Middle English unsadelen; un- ², saddle; compare Dutch ontsadelen, Old High German intsatalôn

Example Sentences

More interested in the horse squadron, they watched it trot up to 58 truck-trailer combinations, unsaddle, walk its mounts up inclined tail gates, tie them inside.

From Time Magazine Archive

He heard Carl dismount from his creaking saddle and slap the horse on the side to send it to the barn where Billy would unsaddle it and turn it out.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck

It wasn’t treacherous by any means, but I had to unsaddle him and carry everything across rather than risk it getting wet.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

We bivouacked for the night, but did not unsaddle.

From Civil War Experiences under Bayard, Gregg, Kilpatrick, Custer, Raulston, and Newberry, 1862, 1863, 1864 by Meyer, Henry C. (Henry Coddington)

We ride left into line, unsaddle, and detail our guards.

From Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life by King, Charles