saddle bow

Meaning

Noun

The front part of the saddle that is arched up like a bow.

Origin

From Middle English sadel-bowe, sadel-boȝe, from Old English sadulboga, sadolboga, equivalent to saddle + bow. Displaced non-native arson, from Middle English arsoun.

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