crupper
9.9
A strap under a horse's tail that keeps the saddle from sliding forward
- noun
- /ˈkrʌpər/
- Specialized
:
correa
- He checked the crupper before mounting his horse to make sure it was secure.
Examples
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The rider tightened the crupper to ensure the saddle stayed in place during the ride.
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A nasty stiff strap went under my tail; that was the crupper.
Fiction book (1996) -
Using a crupper helps prevent the saddle from slipping forward when the horse moves.
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word crupper comes from an old word croup meaning 'rump' or the horse's back end. A crupper is the strap that sits under the tail at the rump, so it keeps the saddle from sliding forward.
