saddle tree

See also: saddletree and saddle-tree

English

Noun

saddle tree (plural saddle trees)

1. The base on which the rest of the saddle is built. Usually based on wood or a similar synthetic material, it is eventually covered in leather or a leatherlike synthetic. The tree size determines its fit on the horse's back as well as the size of the seat for the rider.
2. The tulip tree.

Synonyms

• saddlebow

Hypernyms

• tree (structurally)

Translations

The base of a saddle

• Finnish: satulan runko
• French: arçon (fr)
• Interlingua: arcion
• Italian: arcione (it)
• Ottoman Turkish: قالتاق (kaltak)
• Spanish: arzón (es)
• Turkish: kaltak (tr)

See also

• mochila