stirrups
- plural of stirrup.
Example Sentences
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Rigid wooden saddles, which were much sturdier, paired with stirrups opened a new range of things that people could do with horses.
From Science Daily • Dec. 12, 2023
The clinic told her she could have a medication abortion involving pills rather than a surgical one involving stirrups.
From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2023
Berman put on an operating gown, lay on a table and put her feet in the stirrups.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2023
Her clinic has three patient beds and a birthing room with a bare mattress, stirrups and a single IV pole.
From Salon • Feb. 27, 2023
Kaede lunged toward her horse, grabbing onto the stirrups beneath the water and kicking back with her legs.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
