Definitions for saddlebagˈsæd lˌbæg

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

sad•dle•bagˈsæd lˌbæg(n.)

  1. a large bag or pouch, usu. one of a pair, hung from a saddle, laid over the back of a horse behind the saddle, or mounted on the rear of a bicycle or motorcycle.

  2. Often, saddlebags. excess fat around the hips and buttocks.

    Category: Informal

Origin of saddlebag:

1765–75

Princeton's WordNet

  1. saddlebag(noun)

    a large bag (or pair of bags) hung over a saddle

Wiktionary

  1. saddlebag(Noun)

    One of a pair of covered pouches, usually leather, laid across the back of a horse behind the saddle, or hanging over the rear wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle, frequently made of a rigid material.

  2. saddlebag(Noun)

    The lateral fat on a person's upper thighs (in that case sometimes also known as "riding breeches") or buttocks, that hangs loosely, like saddlebags.


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