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saddleback |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Saddleback \Sad"dle*back`\, a. Same as {Saddle-backed}. {Saddleback roof}. (Arch.) See {Saddle roof}, under {Saddle}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Saddleback \Sad"dle*back`\, n. 1. Anything saddle-backed; esp., a hill or ridge having a concave outline at the top 2. (Zo["o]l.) a The harp seal. b The great blackbacked gull ({Larus marinus}). c The larva of a bombycid moth ({Empretia stimulea}) which has a large bright green, saddle-shaped patch of color on the back 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]: saddleback n 1: a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle) [syn: {saddle}] 2: a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end [syn: {gable roof}, {saddle roof}, {saddleback roof}]
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