stirrup
noun
a loop, ring, or other contrivance of metal, wood, leather, etc., suspended from the saddle of a horse to support the rider's foot.
stirrupless
-
a word derived from
stirrup.
Example Sentences
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Coatless and hatless, tattered, wounded and stained, Harry swung himself to the bare back of a stirrupless steed and galloped out on what he knew was the most dangerous of all the pathways of Pauline.
From The Perils of Pauline by Charles Goddard
