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saddler


  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Saddler  \Sad"dler\,  n. 
  One  who  makes  saddles. 
 
  2.  (Zo["o]l.)  A  harp  seal. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Harp  \Harp\,  n.  [OE.  harpe,  AS  hearpe;  akin  to  D.  harp,  G. 
  harfe,  OHG.  harpha,  Dan.  harpe,  Icel.  &  Sw  harpa.] 
  1.  A  musical  instrument  consisting  of  a  triangular  frame 
  furnished  with  strings  and  sometimes  with  pedals,  held 
  upright,  and  played  with  the  fingers. 
 
  2.  (Astron.)  A  constellation;  Lyra,  or  the  Lyre. 
 
  3.  A  grain  sieve.  [Scot.] 
 
  {[AE]olian  harp}.  See  under  {[AE]olian}. 
 
  {Harp  seal}  (Zo["o]l.),  an  arctic  seal  ({Phoca 
  Gr[oe]nlandica}).  The  adult  males  have  a  light-colored 
  body,  with  a  harp-shaped  mark  of  black  on  each  side  and 
  the  face  and  throat  black.  Called  also  {saddler},  and 
  {saddleback}.  The  immature  ones  are  called  {bluesides}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  saddler 
  n  :  a  maker  and  repairer  and  seller  of  equipment  for  horses 




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