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Saddleback

adj, adv, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    saddle-backed not-comparable
Adverb
  1. 1
    saddle-backed not-comparable
Noun
  1. 1
    A saddle-shaped ridge forming a shallow pass between two peaks.
  2. 2
    a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end wordnet
  3. 3
    A roof in the same shape, having a gable at each end.
  4. 4
    a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle) wordnet
  5. 5
    A coping that is thicker in the middle than at the edges.
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  1. 6
    Any of various creatures having a saddle-shaped marking on the back.
  2. 7
    A breed of pig which is black with a pink saddle-shaped marking.
  3. 8
    An anticline.
  4. 9
    A great black-backed gull. UK
  5. 10
    A passerine bird of the genus Philesturnus. New-Zealand

    "The young bird had the plumage of the saddleback, not the even chestnut of the jackbird, although its plumage was rather duller than that of the adult."

  6. 11
    A variety of domestic goose.
  7. 12
    A raccoon oyster.
  8. 13
    A harp seal.
  9. 14
    A larva of the bombycid moth.
Verb
  1. 1
    To engage in anal sex with the intention of preserving one's virginity. (chiefly by Christian teenagers) slang

    "For quotations using this term, see Citations:saddleback."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From saddle + back.

Etymology 2

From saddle + back.

Etymology 3

From saddle + back.

Etymology 4

From Saddleback Church of Lake Forest, California. Coined in a contest held by columnist Dan Savage, in response to its support for California Proposition 8.

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