STIRRUP

noun see: stair Date: before 12th century either of a pair of small light frames or rings for receiving the foot of a rider that are attached by a strap to a saddle and used to aid in mounting and as a support while riding, a piece resembling a ~: as, one used as a support or clamp in carpentry and machinery, a ~-shaped footrest, a rope secured to a yard and attached to a thimble in its lower end for supporting a footrope, stapes