aparejo
noun
a Mexican packsaddle formed of stuffed leather cushions.
aparejos
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pluralof aparejo.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Breathing heavily with her labor, she carried loads of swampy hay, and cord-wood, until the aparejos were but part of a bonfire.
From A Man in the Open by Roger Pocock
When we look out of our windows, we see the aparejos, which are the saddles put on the mules when they are loaded.
From Harper's Young People, August 3, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
They banded together in formidable outfits to guard the dobie dollars which loaded down the aparejos during the northern journey.
From When the West Was Young by Frederick R. (Frederick Ritchie) Bechdolt
A word to Billy would have been enough to get the aparejos to a place of safety, pending the settlement of Pete's just claim as partner.
From A Man in the Open by Roger Pocock
He loosed the aparejos and mantas, containing the kitchen-kit; almost magically a fire was started.
From Fate Knocks at the Door A Novel by Will Levington Comfort
