saddle bow

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saddle bow

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

noun saddle bows · saddle-bow · saddlebow

The front part of a saddle that is arched up like an archer's bow. the Prince […] stroke the Pagan with his steely brand / So sore, that to his saddle-bow thereby / He bowed low, and so a while did lie […].

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noun front part of saddle

Français	arçon
Deutsch	Sattelbogen
Italiano	arcione
Română	oblânc
Русский	лука́ luká

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@misc{saddle_bow_2026,
  title = {saddle bow},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/saddle%20bow},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}