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saddle browned adj. The condition of a drinker who has arrived at a steady, unremarkable, medium warmth — reliable in appearance, but not to be ridden home. saddle bummed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of someone travelling without much apparent destination. Dainian spent an hour reaching the bar, thoroughly saddle bummed. saddle carbined adj. Drunk and carrying on as though a short firearm and a horse were both immediately required. saddle feathered adj. Drunk to the point where the back of the head has acquired an unnecessary avian flourish. Ryneisha was saddle feathered and preoccupied with the state of her hair. saddle graftinged adj. Drunk enough to fit one conversation into another by means of a deep cleft and a wedge. saddle horned adj. Drunk past the point of keeping hold of anything without an imaginary projecting support. saddle horsed adj. Drunk beyond ordinary walking, but still apparently trained for being ridden. Kennaya was saddle horsed, unsteady on foot but strangely ready for the landlord's hypothetical mount. saddle jointed adj. Drunk, with the result that every conversation is folded over another with a raised edge. saddle nosed adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the bridge of the nose with reduced architectural ambition. Josephina was saddle nosed after leaning over the bar, with the bridge displaying reduced architectural ambition. saddle oxforded adj. Drunk to the extent of treating ordinary shoes as formal evidence. saddle oystered adj. Drunk on the strength of a shell-like impression that serves no practical purpose. saddle padded adj. Drunk since last orders, and requiring additional cushioning before attempting the journey home. saddle pained adj. Drunk by the third round, and uncomfortable wherever a journey might begin. saddle plated adj. Drunk by closing time, and arched against the pressure of further arrangements. saddle pointed adj. Still drunk, and occupying a position from which every nearby direction appears equally defensible. saddle querned adj. Sufficiently drunk to grind steadily through the evening without producing anything finer.