n.
Pronunciation: ' kr ə -p ə r, ' kru ̇ -
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English cruper, from Anglo-French crupere, from crupe, croupe hindquarters ― more at CROUP
Date: 14th century
1 : a leather loop passing under a horse's tail and buckled to the saddle
2 : 1 CROUP broadly : BUTTOCKS