stirrup leather

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the strap that holds the stirrup of a saddle.

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Also called stirrup strap .

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

With every stroke, her leather boot creaked under the weight of her leg.
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She tugged on the black rope that wrapped around his thighs and torso, her leather gloves creaking with each adjustment.
Dungeons and Genital Clamps: Inside a Legendary BDSM Chateau|Ian Frisch|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Or there he is, matching leather jackets with a baby-faced Bruce Springsteen.
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They include signed photographs of Eisenhower and Field Marshal Montgomery, as well as paintings and a red leather despatch box.
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With this cool leather moto hat from Vince Camuto, you can look fabulous and fashionable while keeping your locks in line.
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A leather swordbelt, gold-embroidered at the edges, carried a long steel-halted rapier in a leather scabbard chaped with steel.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
The sleeves of his doublet which protruded from his leather casing were of the same colour and material as his trunks.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
And the man who had done all this—a vulgar upstart out of Paris, reeking of leather and the barrack-room still lived!
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
His clothes marked him as a man of the city, for we do not wear shooting jackets, and breeches and leather leggings in our valley.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
But the jar threw my six-shooter where I couldn't reach it, and the carbine was jammed in the stirrup-leather on the wrong side.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair