CRUPPER


Meaning of CRUPPER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkrə-pər, ˈkru̇- ]

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. : croup I ; broadly : buttocks

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