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🤒 A harsh cough 🐎 Animal's hindquarters
croup

croup

1 9.9
The top part of a horse's back end above the tail
  • noun
  • /kruːp/
  • Specialized
translation icon : croupón
  • The rider adjusted his position to sit comfortably on the horse's croup during the trail ride.

Examples

  • The horse's powerful croup enabled it to gallop swiftly across the field.

  • At that same moment, the horse shakes his tail, sweeps it over his croup, and chases off a gadfly feeding on the delicate skin of the great scar.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Her head was barely level with its croup, and when he twisted his thickset neck, the better to see her, Jobber felt small.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • The mare took a hit as well, glancing off her croup, which served only to urge her more heroically on.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • The vet examined the horse's croup to ensure it was healthy and properly muscled.

Synonyms

rump
vscroup
6 3.5

The back part of an animal's body above the hind legs

refers specifically to the upper rear area corresponding to human buttocks
croupe
vscroup
  • UK
9.9

The rounded part of a horse behind the back, just before the tail

describes it as the upper part of the rear quarters
hindquarters
vscroup
  • Specialized
6.6

The rear part of an animal or person's body with hips and thighs

means the topmost part of that rear region rather than the full rear

Surface Forms

croup singular
croups plural

Etymology

Croup for the horse's rear comes from Old French croupe meaning 'rump' or 'back end', so croup simply names the top of a horse's hindquarters, like the English word 'rump'.