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

The amount of pressure which can be obtained by the former method is far less than by the latter, for which a short stirrup leather is necessary.

From The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed. by Hayes, M. Horace (Matthew Horace)

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

He glanced at the saddle, the coiled rope, the slackened cinches, and pointed to a black stain on the stirrup leather.

From Jim Waring of Sonora-Town Tang of Life by Knibbs, Henry Herbert

Almost had we won to the high ground when I had let go his stirrup leather, and then the shoreward edge of the wave had caught me.

From King Olaf's Kinsman A Story of the Last Saxon Struggle against the Danes in the Days of Ironside and Cnut by Whistler, Charles W. (Charles Watts)

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