crupper

crupper
noun /ˈkɹʌpə/
a) A strap used to stop a saddle from slipping.

he eſpied a mules crupper, which hung to the ceiling of the room; this he took down, and tendering it to Don Quixote, went on, ſaying...

b) The buttocks or rump, especially of a horse.

Captain went out in the cab all the morning. Harry came in after school to feed me and give me water. In the afternoon I was put into the cab. Jerry took as much pains to see if the collar and bridle fitted comfortably as if he had been John Manly over again. When the crupper was let out a hole or two it all fitted well. There was no check-rein, no curb, nothing but a plain ring snaffle. What a blessing that was!


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  • Crupper — attached to the back of a saddle A crupper (  / …   Wikipedia

  • Crupper — Crup per, v. t. To fit with a crupper; to place a crupper upon; as, to crupper a horse. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Crupper — Crup per (kr?p p?r in U.S.; kr?p ?r in Eng.), n. [F. croupi?re, fr. croupe. See {Croup} the rump of a horse.] [Written also {crouper}.] 1. The buttocks or rump of a horse. [1913 Webster] 2. A leather loop, passing under a horse s tail, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • crupper — ► NOUN ▪ a strap buckled to the back of a saddle and looped under the horse s tail to prevent the saddle or harness from slipping forward. ORIGIN Old French cropiere; related to CROUP(Cf. ↑croup) …   English terms dictionary

  • crupper — [krup′ər, kroop′ər] n. [ME crouper < OFr cropiere < crope, rump < Frank * kruppa: see CROP] 1. a padded leather strap passed around the base of a horse s tail and attached to the saddle or harness to keep it from moving forward: see… …   English World dictionary

  • crupper — noun Etymology: Middle English cruper, from Anglo French crupere, from crupe, croupe hindquarters more at croup Date: 14th century 1. a leather loop passing under a horse s tail and buckled to the saddle 2. croup I; broadly buttocks …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • crupper — /krup euhr, kroop /, n. 1. 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. See illus. under harness. 2. the rump or buttocks of a horse. 3. armor for the rump …   Universalium

  • crupper — Synonyms and related words: back band, backside, backstrap, bearing rein, behind, bellyband, bit, blinders, blinds, breeching, bridle, butt, buttocks, caparison, cavesson, checkrein, cheekpiece, chinband, cinch, collar, croup, crownband, curb,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • crupper — see CROP …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • crupper — sb. (of a saddle). Alys. 3421 …   Oldest English Words

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