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 and divides as sadd-le-bow under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

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.