crupper
[ kruhp-er, kroo p- ]
/ ˈkrʌp ər, ˈkrʊp- /
noun
a leather strap fastened to the saddle of a harness and looping under the tail of a horse to prevent the harness from slipping forward.
the rump or buttocks of a horse.
armor for the rump of a horse.
Words nearby crupper
crunchy,
crunchy-granola,
crunk,
crunode,
cruor,
crupper,
crura,
crural,
crural canal,
crural hernia,
crural sheath
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British Dictionary definitions for crupper
crupper
/ (ˈkrʌpə) /
noun
a strap from the back of a saddle that passes under the horse's tail to prevent the saddle from slipping forwards
the part of the horse's rump behind the saddle
Word Origin for crupper
C13: from Old French
crupiere, from
crupe
croup ²