war-saddle

The solitary stranger was mounted upon an able horse, fit for military service, and for the great weight which he had to carry, and his rider occupied his demipique, or war-saddle, with an air that showed it was his familiar seat.

A Legend of Montrose 2008

“But now I must go down, look after my war-saddle and abuilziements, and see that Gustavus has his morning, and tell him we have taken new service.”

A Legend of Montrose 2008

We were told much of a war-saddle, on which this reputed Don Quixote used to be mounted; but we did not see it, for the young laird had applied it to a less noble purpose, having taken it to Falkirk fair

Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides 2006

His eyes were fierce and flashing, his neck proudly arched, and he wore a glittering war-saddle upon his back.

Good Stories for Holidays Frances Jenkins Olcott 1917

His eyes were fierce and flashing, his neck proudly arched, and he wore a glittering war-saddle upon his back.

Good Stories for Great Holidays 1914

The whole was simply a stirrup-cup to enable Germany quickly to bound into the war-saddle with purchase of horses, food, and the light or perishable munitions of war which must be had at the outset and at a time when war panic first seizes the currency and supplies of a community.

The Audacious War 1891

We were told much of a war-saddle, on which this reputed Don Quixote used to be mounted; but we did not see it, for the young laird had applied it to a less noble purpose, having taken it to Falkirk fair with a drove of black cattle.

Life of Johnson Boswell, James, 1740-1795 1887

The general's horse was stabled in a corner of the chamber where we sat, and his war-saddle lay upon the floor.

The Purcell Papers, Volume III 1880

` ` But now I must go down, look after my war-saddle and abuilziements, and see that Gustavus has his morning, and tell him we have taken new service. ''

A Legend of Montrose 1871

The solitary stranger was mounted upon an able horse, fit for military service, and for the great weight which he had to carry, and his rider occupied his demi-pique, or war-saddle, with an air that showed it was his familiar seat.

A Legend of Montrose 1871