Saddleback
adj, adv, noun, verb, slang
adj, adv, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A saddle-shaped ridge forming a shallow pass between two peaks.
- 2 a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end wordnet
- 3 A roof in the same shape, having a gable at each end.
- 4 a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle) wordnet
- 5 A coping that is thicker in the middle than at the edges.
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- 6 Any of various creatures having a saddle-shaped marking on the back.
- 7 A breed of pig which is black with a pink saddle-shaped marking.
- 8 An anticline.
- 9 A great black-backed gull. UK
- 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."
- 11 A variety of domestic goose.
- 12 A raccoon oyster.
- 13 A harp seal.
- 14 A larva of the bombycid moth.
Verb
- 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."
Adjective
- 1 saddle-backed not-comparable
Adverb
- 1 saddle-backed not-comparable
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From saddle + back.
Etymology 2
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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