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stirrupless

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stir⋅rup

  [stur-uhp, stir-, stuhr-]
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–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.
6.
a. a strap of fabric or elastic at the bottom of a pair of pants, worn around and under the foot.
b. stirrups, (used with a plural verb) close-fitting knit pants with such straps.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE stigrāp (stige ascent + rāp rope ); c. G Stegreif

Related forms:
stir⋅rup⋅less, adjective
stir⋅rup⋅like, adjective
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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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: stir·rup
Pronunciation: 'st&r-&p also 'stir-&p or 'st&-r&p
Function: noun
1 : STAPES
2 : an attachment to an examining or operating table designed to raise and spread the legs of a patient
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

stirrup stir·rup (stûr'əp, stĭr'-)
n.
See stapes.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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