saddlebow

Example Sentences

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Not only was he of the same build, but he also had a bound knight thrown across the saddlebow of his mare.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Cathbarr grunted, and slung the heavy hammer-ax at his saddlebow.

From Nuala O'Malley by Bedford-Jones, H.

Far out on the plains of the Panhandle, he and his dogs had killed many a wolf, and now he never doubted that, within a few days, Old Lobo's scalp would dangle at his saddlebow.

From Wild Animals I Have Known by Seton, Ernest Thompson

Count Saxe bowed to his saddlebow, and his eyes did her homage.

From Francezka by Seawell, Molly Elliot

Eleanor answered a low and grave "no;" bending down over her saddlebow.

From The Old Helmet, Volume II by Warner, Susan