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CRUPPER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does crupper mean?
• CRUPPER (noun)
The noun CRUPPER has 1 sense:
1. a strap from the back of a saddle passing under the horse's tail; prevents saddle from slipping forward
Familiarity information: CRUPPER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A strap from the back of a saddle passing under the horse's tail; prevents saddle from slipping forward
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("crupper" is a kind of...):
strap (an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position)
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