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crupper.

A strap, looped under a horse's tail, used to stop a saddle from slipping.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɹʌpə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɹʌpɚ/US/ˈkɹʊpɚ/US/ˈkɹʊpə/Northern-England
  1. A strap, looped under a horse's tail, used to stop a saddle from slipping.

  2. The buttocks or rump, especially of a horse.

  3. A piece of armour covering the hindquarters/buttocks of a horse.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English croper, crouper, from Anglo-Norman cruper, cropere, from Old French cropiere, crupiere, from the same Germanic root as croup. Doublet of croupiere.

verb/ˈkɹʌpə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɹʌpɚ/US/ˈkɹʊpɚ/US/ˈkɹʊpə/Northern-England
  1. To fit with a crupper; to place a crupper upon.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English croper, crouper, from Anglo-Norman cruper, cropere, from Old French cropiere, crupiere, from the same Germanic root as croup. Doublet of croupiere.

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