Saddlery

//ˈsædləɹi// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The trade or craft of a saddler. uncountable

    "A good deal of dressed leather is now sent to London, from whence formerly much of what was used here was brought. Saddlery is carried on to some extent."

  2. 2
    workshop where a saddler works wordnet
  3. 3
    A place of business of a saddler. countable, uncountable

    "There is a tinker’s shop and a pharmacy; a saddlery, where the broken gear used in cultivating the monastery lands is mended […]"

  4. 4
    gear for a horse wordnet
  5. 5
    The inventory and equipment of a saddler; saddles and other horse-riding equipment, or the materials for making them. uncountable

    "Near-synonym: tack"

Example

More examples

"A good deal of dressed leather is now sent to London, from whence formerly much of what was used here was brought. Saddlery is carried on to some extent."

Etymology

From saddle + -ery.

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