"unsaddle" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unsaddles [present, singular, third-person], unsaddling [participle, present], unsaddled [participle, past], unsaddled [past]
Etymology: un- + saddle Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|saddle}} un- + saddle Head templates: {{en-verb}} unsaddle (third-person singular simple present unsaddles, present participle unsaddling, simple past and past participle unsaddled)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To remove a saddle. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-unsaddle-en-verb-ndF~G-Md Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 49 51
  2. (transitive) To throw (a rider) from the saddle. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unsaddle-en-verb-tmvixW7W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 49 51

Inflected forms

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