stirrup
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əp, ˈstɪr-, ˈstʌr- noun
1.
a loop, ring, or other contrivance of metal, wood, leather, etc., suspended from the saddle of a horse to support the rider's foot.
2.
any of various similar supports or clamps used for special purposes.
3.
Nautical. a short rope with an eye at the end hung from a yard to support a footrope, the footrope being rove through the eye.
4.
Also called binder. (in reinforced-concrete constructions) a U -shaped or W -shaped bent rod for supporting longitudinal reinforcing rods.
5.
Anatomy, stapes.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English; Old English stigrāp (stige ascent + rāp rope); cognate with German Stegreif
before 1000; Middle English; Old English stigrāp (stige ascent + rāp rope); cognate with German Stegreif
Related forms
stir·rup·less, adjective
stir·rup·like, adjective
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| —n | |
| 1. | Also called: stirrup iron either of two metal loops on a riding saddle, with a flat footpiece through which a rider puts his foot for support. They are attached to the saddle by stirrup leathers |
| 2. | a U-shaped support or clamp made of metal, wood, leather, etc |
| 3. | nautical one of a set of ropes fastened to a yard at one end and having a thimble at the other through which a footrope is rove for support |
| 4. | the usual US name for étrier |
| [Old English stigrāp, from stīg path, step (related to Old High German stīgan to move up) + rāp | |
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Word Origin & History
stirrup
O.E. stigrap, lit. "climbing rope," from stige "a climbing, ascent" (from P.Gmc. *stigaz "climbing;" see stair) + rap (see rope). Originally a looped rope as a help for mounting. Gmc. cognates include O.N. stigreip, O.H.G. stegareif, Ger. stegreif.
Surgical device used in childbirth, etc., so called from 1884. Stirrup-cup (1681) was a cup of wine or other drink handed to a man already on horseback and setting out on a journey, hence "a parting glass" (cf. Fr. le vin de l'etrier).
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Medical Dictionary
stirrup stir·rup (stûr'əp, stĭr'-)
n.
See stapes.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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stirrup
either of a pair of light frames hung from the saddle attached to the back of an animal-usually a horse or pony. Stirrups are used to support a rider's feet in riding and to aid in mounting. Stirrups probably originated in the Asian steppes about the 2nd century BC. They enormously increased the military value of the horse
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Example sentences
Keep only the ball of your foot in the stirrup with your heels down and toes up.
It all came back to him with a rush when he found himself alone with these heroes of the rope and the stirrup.
Stirrup and duct ties are to be provided if required for containment of tendons.
Secure stirrups to walls with two suitable anchoring devices for each stirrup.
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