Noun : a cantle of land. From Dictionary.com.
Tied to the cantle of the saddle was a pair of blankets. From Wordnik.com. [Ted Strong in Montana With Lariat and Spur] Reference
Easar snorted and leaned on his cantle, eyeing her grimly. From Wordnik.com. [The Path of Daggers]
With its cantle rimmed with silver, and its horn a lion's head. From Wordnik.com. [International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 7, August 12, 1850] Reference
The hand that rested a moment on the cantle as he rose grasped a. From Wordnik.com. [Standard Selections A Collection and Adaptation of Superior Productions From Best Authors For Use in Class Room and on the Platform] Reference
Beside it lay a bag which could be fastened to the cantle of the saddle. From Wordnik.com. [Ted Strong in Montana With Lariat and Spur] Reference
His pipeclayed gloves clutched wildly at holster and cantle as he went over. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 22, January, 1873] Reference
These they have since been seen carrying, tied to the cantle of their saddles. From Wordnik.com. [A Woman's Part in a Revolution] Reference
He fixed a rawhide loop around Augustus's waist and made it tight to the cantle. From Wordnik.com. [Lonesome Dove]
He took the saddlebags from the cantle and threw them over his shoulder, mud and all. From Wordnik.com. [Magic's Price]
Each rider was seated in a saddle high of cantle and ancient of form as those Knights. From Wordnik.com. [The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier] Reference
Shandi reached for the cantle, then turned to her sister with eyes brimming with wonder. From Wordnik.com. [Owlsight]
He rolled his plaid and tied it onto his saddle's cantle, then rinsed his mouth with water. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Tiger]
"If you lie down, I can grab the saddle horn and the cantle and hold myself on between them.". From Wordnik.com. [And Other Tales Of Valdemar]
Soon he did cry, so much that the tears dripped off his face and wet the cantle of his saddle. From Wordnik.com. [Lonesome Dove]
Grasping the horn in one hand, the cantle in his other, he stiffly pulled himself onto the burro. From Wordnik.com. [Deuces Wild] Reference
Meek-as-milk-water Nightlily leaped ahead so fast that she nearly pitched backward over the cantle. From Wordnik.com. [Knife of Dreams]
A shot ripped through the high cantle of the saddle; one seared Morgan's back as it rent his shirt. From Wordnik.com. [Trail's End] Reference
For a moment, as she grasped the cantle of the saddle with one hand, she wasn't sure if her legs would hold. From Wordnik.com. [Darksong Rising]
But he couldn't get free and the cantle of the saddle had come down across his back, leaving him a paraplegic. From Wordnik.com. [Till Hell Freezes Over]
The cantle, in back, was fairly low, about like an American ‘western’ saddle, to make for easy mounting. From Wordnik.com. [Lord Conrads Crusade]
I quickened my step until I could grasp the cantle of his saddle, and asked if he were sure of his information. From Wordnik.com. [The Shadow of the Torturer]
The horse wore the biggest saddle the head groom had been able to find, but Loial filled it from pommel to cantle. From Wordnik.com. [The Eye of the World]
The loose-fitting dull slicker that covered her bunched up on the cantle of her saddle, allowing her legs to show. From Wordnik.com. [SEASONS OF GOLD] Reference
His saddle, bit, and round wooden stirrups were Spanish, and like a vaquero he carried a loop of rope on the cantle. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt: The Gates of The Alamo by Stephen Harrigan] Reference
The white-haired sister had acquired a new saddle in Ebou Dar, a gaudy thing worked with silver on pommel and cantle. From Wordnik.com. [The Path of Daggers]
It had no horn, a single cinch, practically no cantle, and to the horror of any Texan, was slit down the middle of the seat!. From Wordnik.com. [Centennial]
She closed her hands tight over the cantle of the rider's saddle, feeling nervous at being mounted with no reins in her hand. From Wordnik.com. [Ill Met By Moonlight]
We ' re left to guess, for instance, what it means that a man has his camelhair jacket shoggling over the cantle of the saddle. From Wordnik.com. [Southwestern Gothic] Reference
The high pommel and cantle and the long stirrup leathers gave him a firm seat that only a full-on blow or his death would dislodge. From Wordnik.com. [The Falcons of Montabard]
Pommel and cantle are connected by a low seat, a few yards of isthmus; and the three divisions, all strongly marked, bear buildings. From Wordnik.com. [The Land of Midian] Reference
The animal was uninjured and eager to run farther, but in the high cantle of the saddle there was a quarrel thicker than his finger. From Wordnik.com. [Conan The Victorious]
She had to grasp the lower part of the saddle cantle to catch her balance, and just stood for a long moment, hanging on to the saddle. From Wordnik.com. [The Shadow Sorceress]
With its high horn and cantle, the saddle fitted like a chair. From Wordnik.com. [Gold Seekers of '49] Reference
I thought it ud show up kind of nifty laid around the cantle of your saddle. From Wordnik.com. [The Fighting Shepherdess] Reference
Then with infinite caution, he leaned over the cantle and gently parted the alders. From Wordnik.com. [The Flaming Jewel] Reference
Norvin's feet from the stirrups and left him clinging desperately to mane and cantle. From Wordnik.com. [The Net] Reference
The Hungarian saddle is made of hard wood entirely uncovered, with a raised pommel and cantle. From Wordnik.com. [The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions] Reference
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