Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Equipment, such as saddles and harnesses, for horses.
  • noun A shop that sells tack.
  • noun The craft or business of one that makes or sells tack.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The trade or employment of a saddler.
  • noun A saddler's shop or establishment.
  • noun Saddles and their appurtenances in general; hence, by extension, all articles concerned with the equipment of horses, especially those made of leather with their necessary metal fittings.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The materials for making saddles and harnesses; the articles usually offered for sale in a saddler's shop.
  • noun The trade or employment of a saddler.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun uncountable The trade or craft of a saddler.
  • noun A place of business of a saddler.
  • noun The inventory and equipment of a saddler.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun gear for a horse
  • noun workshop where a saddler works

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

saddler +‎ -y

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Examples

  • Sales for the famous saddlery and Kelly handbags maker in the first three months of the year rose to €637 million $917 million from €508 million a year earlier, with fast sales growth across regions.

    Hermès Quarterly Sales Rise 26% Mimosa Spencer 2011

  • Dan Neil / The Wall Street Journal This is a fully realized, mature executive coupe, with saddlery that Trigger would envy and a horsepower/fuel-economy quotient that would have been science fiction a decade ago.

    BMW 640i 2011

  • Check out the internet, local paper and local saddlery shop.

    Horse Sci | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009

  • This is a fully realized, mature executive coupe, with saddlery that Trigger would envy and a horsepower/fuel-economy quotient that would have been science fiction a decade ago.

    BMW 640i: For the All-Business Person Dan Neil 2011

  • Not only do the custom saddlery options far exceed what is possible with a Brooks, but donkeys also look great tethered in front of the local faux dive bar:

    What Happens When You Consume: Asses For You and Me BikeSnobNYC 2010

  • He also planted orchards of fruit trees, and introduced trades such as the weaving of wool, beekeeping, saddlery and cheese-making.

    Loreto and San Javier: From Sun, Sand and Snorkeling to Museums, Missions and Mountains. 2008

  • There was still a saddlery in the Salona shopping center, she said, and people would ride horses around the community.

    McLean, which began with general store at railroad stop, celebrates centennial Kali Schumitz 2010

  • LVMH surprised markets last month when it said it had built up a 17.1% stake in the famous saddlery and handbag maker, partly through derivative instruments and in transactions that took place over several years.

    France to Probe LVMH Mimosa Spencer 2010

  • Silks and textiles sales were up 17% in the first half, while leather goods and saddlery sales grew 23% over the period, fuelled by small leather accessories and leather bags, Hermes said.

    Hermes's First-Half Net Profit Jumps 2010

  • Rayburn came around the counter and led the way back past shelves of Native American trinkets, Western art and needlework, saddlery, wildlife taxidermy, outdoor clothing, and other locally manufactured items.

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Skin Deep Jerome Preisler 2010

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