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

Words nearby crupper

crunchy, crunchy-granola, crunk, crunode, cruor, crupper, crura, crural, crural canal, crural hernia, crural sheath

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How to use crupper in a sentence

The common horse is higher, leaner, less broad on the chest, and with the crupper thinner and more depressed.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests|J. J. von Tschudi
He had placed the youngest before him, and the other, a boy of ten years of age, was seated on the mule's crupper.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests|J. J. von Tschudi
Back went Peter beneath the blow, back and still back, till almost he lay upon his horse's crupper.
Fair Margaret|H. Rider Haggard
The back of the horse is protected by the Croupire or Crupper, which is made up of several pieces riveted or hinged together.
Armour & Weapons|Charles John Ffoulkes

In fetching her from the burg, the brutal leude had barely given her time to dress before lifting her on the crupper of his horse.
The Poniard's Hilt|Eugne Sue

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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