crupper (redirected from cruppers)

crup·per  (krpr)

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.

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[Middle English crouper, from Old French cropiere, from croupe, rump; see croup².]

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crupper [ˈkrʌpə]

n

1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / 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. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) the part of the horse's rump behind the saddle

[from Old French crupiere, from crupe croup²]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

crupper - 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

Translations

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

crupper

n

(of harness) → Schweifriemen m

(= hindquarters) → Kruppe f