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saddleback.

A saddle-shaped ridge forming a shallow pass between two peaks.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A saddle-shaped ridge forming a shallow pass between two peaks.

  2. A roof in the same shape, having a gable at each end.

  3. A coping that is thicker in the middle than at the edges.

  4. Any of various creatures having a saddle-shaped marking on the back.

  5. A breed of pig which is black with a pink saddle-shaped marking.

  6. An anticline.

  7. A great black-backed gull.

    UK
  8. A passerine bird of the genus Philesturnus.

    New-Zealand
  9. A variety of domestic goose.

  10. A raccoon oyster.

  11. A harp seal.

  12. A larva of the bombycid moth.

Where this word comes from

From saddle + back.

adj
  1. saddle-backed

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From saddle + back.

adv
  1. saddle-backed

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From saddle + back.

verb
  1. To engage in anal sex with the intention of preserving one's virginity. (chiefly by Christian teenagers)

    slang
Where this word comes from

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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