stirrup leather
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of stirrup leather
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
Example Sentences
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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
My legs felt weak and I held on to the stirrup leather.
From Dwellers in the Hills by Post, Melville Davisson
"And also 't is thangs to me you are the firs' inform', and if you are likewise the firs' to ripport--" "Thank you!" cried Kincaid, letting out a stirrup leather.
From Kincaid's Battery by Kimball, Alonzo
Thrusting the short-barreled rifle into its scabbard beneath the stirrup leather, he mounted and rode rapidly away.
From Hidden Gold by Anthony, Wilder
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
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