saddlebow

Questions about saddlebow

What does saddlebow mean?

saddlebow means "handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle".

How many syllables are in saddlebow?

saddlebow has 3 syllables: sadd-le-bow. The stress falls on "sadd".

What is another word for saddlebow?

Close synonyms include pommel. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is saddlebow a common word?

saddlebow is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.