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

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stirrup leather

We slapped the reins on our horses' necks and passed on to the north, the horses nose to nose, and my stirrup leather brushing the giant's knee at every jump of El Mahdi.

From Dwellers in the Hills by Post, Melville Davisson

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

The offside flap had been torn off, so had both stirrup-irons, the stirrup leather remained.

From Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion by Mitford, Bertram

His hands were strapped in front of him with a stirrup leather, and his head was bare.

From Graham of Claverhouse by Maclaren, Ian

Once, when the fresh morning wind swept down a gulch at an oblique angle, it lifted for an instant from the stirrup leather what might have been a gray flag.

From Mavericks by Raine, William MacLeod