crupper
a leather strap fastened to the saddle of a harness and looping under the tail of a horse to prevent the harness from slipping forward.
the rump or buttocks of a horse.
armor for the rump of a horse.
Origin of crupper
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How to use crupper in a sentence
Dame Bdard shall call me plaisant Robin if she ever tempts me again to mount her livery horse—'if fools only carried cruppers!'
The Golden Dog | William KirbyCruppers for pack-saddles, adapted to very mountainous countries, like those used in Norway, can readily be made by travellers.
The Art of Travel | Francis GaltonThe excited spaniel, growing bolder, barked louder and ventured as far as their cruppers, feigning to be about to bite them.
Strong as Death | Guy de MaupassantThe Turkish uniforms were bundled upon the cruppers for future use.
The Captain of the Janizaries | James M. LudlowMany who lost their steeds were saved on the cruppers of their comrades.
History of the Zulu War | A. Wilmot
British Dictionary definitions for crupper
/ (ˈkrʌpə) /
a strap from the back of a saddle that passes under the horse's tail to prevent the saddle from slipping forwards
the part of the horse's rump behind the saddle
Origin of crupper
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