Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A pack-saddle made of cloth, stuffed with straw, and tied down tightly with pack-thread.

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Examples

  • _” -- A _barded_ horse (French _bardelle_, a pack-saddle) is one with the body entirely covered with armour.

    The Battaile of Agincourt Michael Drayton 1597

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