ˈsaddle-tree
1. The framework which forms the foundation of a saddle.
| 1411 Nottingham Rec. II. 86, j. sadeltre. 1483 Act 1 Ric. III, c. 12 §2 No Merchant Stranger..shall bring into this Realm..Saddles, Saddle-trees, Horse-harness [etc.]. 1536–7 Durh. Acc. Rolls (Surtees) 697 Cum frenis, stirropleders, sadletreys, et ceteris illis pertinentibus. 1607 Markham Cavalarice vi. ix. 54 The greatest goodness in saddles consisteth in the saddle tree. 1714 Fr. Bk. Rates 81 Saddle Trees per 100 Weight, 00 10. 1782 Cowper John Gilpin 49 For saddle-tree scarce reached had he, His journey to begin. 1877 W. Matthews Ethn. & Phil. Hidatsa Ind. 19 They now make saddle-trees in somewhat the same way as we do. |
| Comb. 1619 MS. Canterb. Marr. Licences, John Worsiter of Challocke, saddle tree maker. 1723 Lond. Gaz. No. 6171/7 Joshua Tipping.., Saddletree-maker. 1865 H. M. Hozier Equipm. Cavalry 152 Saddlers' and saddletree makers' tools. |
2. = saddle-rack: see
saddle n. 12.
| 1864 R. Kerr Gentlem. House 294 A row of saddle-trees from 6 to 8 feet from the floor, with hooks and brackets for the bridles, girths, and stirrups under them. |
3. The North American tulip tree,
Liriodendron tulipifera.
| 1866 Treas. Bot. 688/1 The leaves [of Liriodendron] large,..four-lobed and somewhat like a saddle in shape; hence the tree is sometimes spoken of as the Saddle-tree. |