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

Now dismount and pretend to be mending the stirrup leather.

From The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

The leather should be fitted on the near side, in a similar manner to a man's stirrup leather, and be quite independent of the quarter strap.

From The Barb and the Bridle A Handbook of Equitation for Ladies, and Manual of Instruction in the Science of Riding, from the Preparatory Suppling Exercises by Moustache, Vielle

It differed just as riding a spirited horse does from trusting oneself, without stirrup leather or bridle rein, to the pell-mell vagaries of a frenzied runaway.

From A Pagan of the Hills by Buck, Charles Neville

“Let me hold on to the stirrup leather, Sellon,” said Renshaw.

From Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt by Mitford, Bertram

Later in the afternoon Billie might have been seen fixing a stirrup leather for Bud Proctor, the fourteen-year-old heir of the hotel proprietor.

From A Man Four-Square by Raine, William MacLeod