CRUPPER


Meaning of CRUPPER in English

n. 1 a strap buckled to the back of a saddle and looped under the horse's tail to hold the harness back. 2 the hindquarters of a horse.

[ ME f. OF cropiere (cf. CROUP(2)) ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.