Definition

1. Adverb:
   • On or as if on a sidesaddle: In the manner of riding on a saddle designed for a rider to sit with both legs on the same side of the horse.
2. Noun:
   • A saddle for a woman: A type of saddle designed historically for women riding in long skirts, allowing the rider to sit with both feet on the same side of the horse.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • In the historical parade, she rode sidesaddle, maintaining a formal and elegant posture.
  • Even on a modern saddle, she preferred to sit sidesaddle for the short distance.
• Noun:
  • The antique sidesaddle was beautifully crafted with a velvet seat.
  • She adjusted the girth of her sidesaddle before mounting the horse.

Advanced Usage

• "to ride sidesaddle": The standard verb phrase for using this manner of riding.
  • For centuries, women of nobility were expected to ride sidesaddle in public.

Variants and Related Words

• Side-saddle (noun/adverb): An alternative hyphenated spelling of the word.
  • The side-saddle was displayed in the equestrian museum.

Synonyms

• As an adverb: Astride (antonym, meaning with a leg on each side).
• As a noun: Saddle (general term; "sidesaddle" is a specific type).

Related Phrases

• "Sit sidesaddle": Often used interchangeably with "ride sidesaddle" to describe the position.
  • She learned to sit sidesaddle as part of her classical riding training.

Adverb

1. on or as if on a sidesaddle
   • she rode sidesaddle

Noun

1. a saddle for a woman; rider sits with both feet on the same side of the horse