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A toad or frog. Wyclif. "Loathed paddocks." Spenser Paddock pipe (Bot.), a hollow-stemmed plant of the genus Equisetum, especially E. limosum and the fruiting stems of E. arvense; -- called also padow pipe and toad pipe. See Equisetum. -- Paddock stone. See Toadstone. -- Paddock stool (Bot.),a toadstool.…

Low; mean; boorish; vagabond. "Such pady persons." Digges (1585). "The paddy persons." Motley.

imp. of Read, Rede. Chaucer.

A hedge or fence made with raddles; -- called also raddle hedge. Todd.

The ruddock. [Prov. Eng.]

To address a second time; -- often used reflexively. He readdressed himself to her. Boyle.

A work in the Persian tongue, being a summary of the Zend- Avesta, or sacred books.

To render heavy or cohesive. [Obs.] Marl is binding, and saddening of land is the great prejudice it doth to clay lands. Mortimer.

Same as Sadda.

A seat for a rider, -- usually made of leather, padded to span comfortably a horse's back, furnished with stirrups for the rider's feet to rest in, and fastened in place with a girth; also, a seat for the rider on a bicycle or tricycle.

Having the outline of the upper part concave like the seat of a saddle.

Shaped like a saddle. Specifically:

Same as Saddle-backed. Saddleback roof. (Arch.) See Saddle roof, under Saddle.

Bags, usually of leather, united by straps or a band, formerly much used by horseback riders to carry small articles, one bag hanging on each side.

The bow or arch in the front part of a saddle, or the pieces which form the front.

A cloth under a saddle, and extending out behind; a housing.

Having a broad patch of color across the back, like a saddle; saddle-backed.

One who makes saddles.

The materials for making saddles and harnesses; the articles usually offered for sale in a saddler's shop.

The frame of a saddle. For saddletree scarce reached had he, His journey to begin. Cowper.