saddle joint

saddle joint
(on a sill, coping, or the like) a vertical joint raised above the level of the washes on each side.
[1870-75]

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  • Saddle joint — Saddle Sad dle, n. [OE. sadel, AS. sadol; akin to D. zadel, G. sattel, OHG. satal, satul, Icel. s[ o][eth]ull, Dan. & Sw. sadel; cf. Russ. siedlo; all perh. ultimately from the root of E. sit.] 1. A seat for a rider, usually made of leather,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • saddle joint — n a joint (as the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb) with saddle shaped articular surfaces that are convex in one direction and concave in another and that permit movements in all directions except axial rotation * * * a form of diarthrosis… …   Medical dictionary

  • Saddle joint — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = articulatio sellaris GraySubject = 70 GrayPage = 286 Caption = 1: Ball and socket joint; 2: Condyloid joint (Ellipsoid); 3: Saddle joint; 4 Hinge joint; 5: Pivot joint; Caption2 = Ligaments of wrist.… …   Wikipedia

  • saddle joint — noun 1. : a joint formed in sheet metal roofing by bending up the edge of a sheet and folding it downward over the turned up edge of the next sheet 2. : a joint in a weathered course of masonry (as a coping or sill) between adjoining stones whose …   Useful english dictionary

  • saddle joint — a form of diarthrosis (freely movable joint) in which the articulating surfaces of the bones are reciprocally saddle shaped. It occurs at the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • Saddle — Sad dle, n. [OE. sadel, AS. sadol; akin to D. zadel, G. sattel, OHG. satal, satul, Icel. s[ o][eth]ull, Dan. & Sw. sadel; cf. Russ. siedlo; all perh. ultimately from the root of E. sit.] 1. A seat for a rider, usually made of leather, padded to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Saddle bar — Saddle Sad dle, n. [OE. sadel, AS. sadol; akin to D. zadel, G. sattel, OHG. satal, satul, Icel. s[ o][eth]ull, Dan. & Sw. sadel; cf. Russ. siedlo; all perh. ultimately from the root of E. sit.] 1. A seat for a rider, usually made of leather,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Saddle gall — Saddle Sad dle, n. [OE. sadel, AS. sadol; akin to D. zadel, G. sattel, OHG. satal, satul, Icel. s[ o][eth]ull, Dan. & Sw. sadel; cf. Russ. siedlo; all perh. ultimately from the root of E. sit.] 1. A seat for a rider, usually made of leather,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Saddle girth — Saddle Sad dle, n. [OE. sadel, AS. sadol; akin to D. zadel, G. sattel, OHG. satal, satul, Icel. s[ o][eth]ull, Dan. & Sw. sadel; cf. Russ. siedlo; all perh. ultimately from the root of E. sit.] 1. A seat for a rider, usually made of leather,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • saddle horse — Saddle Sad dle, n. [OE. sadel, AS. sadol; akin to D. zadel, G. sattel, OHG. satal, satul, Icel. s[ o][eth]ull, Dan. & Sw. sadel; cf. Russ. siedlo; all perh. ultimately from the root of E. sit.] 1. A seat for a rider, usually made of leather,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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