stirrup leather

American  

noun

1. the strap that holds the stirrup of a saddle.

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Etymology

Origin of stirrup leather

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Example Sentences

Little Jim almost tumbled from his pony in his eagerness to ride Joshua, his father's horse, with the big saddle and rope and the carbine under the stirrup leather.

From Partners of Chance by Knibbs, Henry Herbert

And Olaf turned in his saddle and saw me, and reined up until I grasped his stirrup leather, and ran on beside him.

From King Olaf's Kinsman A Story of the Last Saxon Struggle against the Danes in the Days of Ironside and Cnut by Whistler, Charles W. (Charles Watts)

Once, in desperation, he seized a stirrup leather, hoping to gain the saddle that way, and recover the bridle-rein, only to result in a nasty fall against a mopani stem.

From In the Whirl of the Rising by Mitford, Bertram

Now dismount and pretend to be mending the stirrup leather.

From The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

Bob laid his hand on the man's stirrup leather and walked alongside, thinking rapidly.

From The Rules of the Game by White, Stewart Edward