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Webster 1913 Edition


Sitfast

Sit′fastˊ

,
Adj.
[
Sit
+
fast
.]
Fixed; stationary; immovable.
[R.]
’T is good, when you have crossed the sea and back,
To find the
sitfast
acres where you left them.
Emerson.

Sit′fastˊ

,
Noun.
(Far.)
A callosity with inflamed edges, on the back of a horse, under the saddle.

Webster 1828 Edition


Sitfast

SIT'FAST

,
Noun.
A hard knob growing on a horse's back under the saddle.

Definition 2024


sitfast

sitfast

English

Noun

sitfast (plural sitfasts)

  1. A callosity with inflamed edges, on the back of a horse, under the saddle.

Adjective

sitfast (not comparable)

  1. Fixed; stationary; immovable.
    • Emerson
      'Tis good, when you have crossed the sea and back, / To find the sitfast acres where you left them.