tapadero
Americannoun
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tapaderos
plural
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Embossed housings and "tapadero," hid the symmetry of their deer-like coursers.
From The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance by Savage, Richard
Feeling anything but as confident as he looked, Rob boldly put his foot in the heavy wooden stirrup with its big leather tapadero covering, and swung into the saddle.
From The Boy Scouts On The Range by Payson, Lieut. Howard
He tossed his head, champed his bit, and pranced sideways along the streets of Flagstaff, manifestly to show off his brand new black Mexican saddle, with silver trappings and tapaderos.
From Tales of lonely trails by Grey, Zane
Hondo, tapaderos, bad hombre, tecolote, bronco, maverick, side-winder—rapaciously he seized upon them as bits of the argot of fairyland.
From The Desert Valley by Gregory, Jackson
So closely did the rocks press in on each side that often his tapaderos brushed the sheer wall.
From Daughter of the Sun A Tale of Adventure by Gregory, Jackson
He studied a minute, his eyes closed thoughtfully, then threw off the saddle and examined the sheepskin lining, tapaderos, jockeys, skirts.
From The She Boss A Western Story by Hankins, Arthur Preston
He went to the loose hay heaped at the wall and began to kick it about, half expecting to have his boot strike against the silver tipped horn or the heavy tapaderos.
From Six Feet Four by Gregory, Jackson
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