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crup·per

 (krŭp′ər)
n.
1. A leather strap looped under a horse's tail and attached to a harness or saddle to keep it from slipping forward.
2. The rump of a horse; the croup.
[Middle English crouper, from Old French cropiere, from croupe, rump; see croup2.]
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crupper

(ˈkrʌpə)
n
1. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a strap from the back of a saddle that passes under the horse's tail to prevent the saddle from slipping forwards
2. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) the part of the horse's rump behind the saddle
[C13: from Old French crupiere, from crupe croup2]
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crup•per

(ˈkrʌp ər, ˈkrʊp-)

n.
1. a leather strap fastened to the saddle of a harness and looping under the tail of a horse to prevent the harness from slipping forward.
2. the rump or buttocks of a horse.
[1250–1300; Middle English cro(u)per, variant of cruper < Anglo-French. See croup2, -er2]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.crupper - a strap from the back of a saddle passing under the horse's tailcrupper - a strap from the back of a saddle passing under the horse's tail; prevents saddle from slipping forward
strap - an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
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Translations

crupper

[ˈkrʌpəʳ] N [of horse] → anca f, grupa f; (= part of harness) → baticola f
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crupper

n
(of harness) → Schweifriemen m
(= hindquarters) → Kruppe f
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Besides this he has to learn to wear a collar, a crupper, and a breeching, and to stand still while they are put on; then to have a cart or a chaise fixed behind, so that he cannot walk or trot without dragging it after him; and he must go fast or slow, just as his driver wishes.
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I'm homesick from ear-socket to crupper, and from crupper to hock-joint; but it ain't any use, I've got to stay here, till the old man drops the rag and give the word--yes, SIR, right here in this country I've got to linger till the old man says COME!--and you bet your bottom dollar, Johnny, it AIN'T just as easy as it is for a cat to have twins!"
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He is caparisoned in the most dashing and fantastic style; the bridles and crupper are weightily embossed with beads and cockades; and head, mane, and tail, are interwoven with abundance of eagles' plumes, which flutter in the wind.
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It was some minutes before I came to, and then I opened my eyes just in time to see Sir Gareth fetch him an awful welt, and I uncon- sciously out with the prayer, "I hope to gracious he's killed!" But by ill-luck, before I had got half through with the words, Sir Gareth crashed into Sir Sagramor le Desirous and sent him thundering over his horse's crupper, and Sir Sagramor caught my remark and thought I meant it for HIM.
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Struck in the breast and extending his arms, the Spaniard fell back on the crupper, and the terrified horse, turning around, carried him off.
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