stirrups
- plural of stirrup.
Example Sentences
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Stirrups began to decline several decades ago as a new generation of stars chose longer, looser-fitting pants whose hems hung over the back of the cleats.
From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2016
Stirrups enabled him to ride and handle heavier weapons.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012
Stirrups enabled a mounted warrior to stand, turn, and shoot arrows behind him.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012
Stirrups made in this country are of a triangular form, of iron or silver, with the base fabricated after the fashion of a filigree cruet-stand, though on a diminutive scale.
From With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 by Various
Stirrups were not then invented, and mounting stones or blocks were necessary accommodations; and hence the lines of the roads were studded with mounting-blocks and also with milestones.
From The Road and the Roadside by Potter, Burton Willis
