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tapadera

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tap⋅a⋅de⋅ra

[tap-uh-dair-uh]
–noun
Southwestern U.S. a hoodlike piece of heavy leather around the front of the stirrup of a stock or range saddle to protect the rider's foot.

Origin:
1835–45; < Sp, equiv. to tapad(o), ptp. of tapar to cover, stop up, deriv. of tapa cover, lid (see tapa 1 ) + -era, fem. of -ero -ary
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