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

He had only himself to care for, and, with pick and pan strapped to his saddlebow, he set his face westward.

From Craftsmanship in Teaching by Bagley, William Chandler

The King set his seal to this letter, and Rustem departed with it, with his club hanging to his saddlebow.

From Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) by Various

Des Barres put him over his saddlebow; then took his prisoners into camp.

From The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay by Hewlett, Maurice Henry

As their journey would be rapid they carried no stores with them, save three days' provisions, which each man carried at his saddlebow, and a bag containing a few feeds of corn for the horse.

From The Young Carthaginian A Story of The Times of Hannibal by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)