saddleback

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: sad=dle=back

CIDE DICTIONARY

saddleback, a. 

 Same as Saddle-backed.  [1913 Webster]

Saddleback roof. (Arch.) See Saddle roof, under Saddle.

saddleback, n. 

•  Anything saddle-backed; esp., a hill or ridge having a concave outline at the top.  [1913 Webster]
•  The harp seal.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

saddleback, n.
1 Archit. a tower-roof with two opposite gables.
2 a hill with a concave upper outline.
3 a black pig with a white stripe across the back.
4 any of various birds with a saddle-like marking esp. a New Zealand bird, Philesturnus carunculatus.

Derivative

saddlebacked adj.