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n. - A double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end; A pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks

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  • The saddleback was a diplodocoid more than a hundred feet long, named for the sage-and-rust markings that broke up its vast profile.
  • "saddleback" -- the greater black-backed gull of the text-books -- knowing the hand of man to be against it for its raids on game and poultry, would keep at a respectful...
  • Am I the only one who snickers when they hear "saddleback"?
  • And now … without further delay … the winning definition of "saddleback" … by a gaping margin … definition number 5.
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