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crupper

[ kruhp-er, kroop- ]
/ ˈkrʌp ər, ˈkrʊp- /
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noun
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.
the rump or buttocks of a horse.
armor for the rump of a horse.
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Origin of crupper

1250–1300; Middle English cro(u)per, variant of cruper<Anglo-French. See croup2, -er2

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British Dictionary definitions for crupper

crupper
/ (ˈkrʌpə) /

noun
a strap from the back of a saddle that passes under the horse's tail to prevent the saddle from slipping forwards
the part of the horse's rump behind the saddle

Word Origin for crupper

C13: from Old French crupiere, from crupe croup ²
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