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stirrup

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stir·rup  (stûrp, str-)
n.
1. A flat-based loop or ring hung from either side of a horse's saddle to support the rider's foot in mounting and riding; a stirrup iron.
2. A part or device shaped like an inverted U in which something is supported, held, or fixed.
3. Nautical A rope on a ship that hangs from a yard and has an eye at the end through which a footrope is passed for support.
4. Anatomy See stapes.

[Middle English stirope, from Old English stgrp : stgan, to mount; see steigh- in Indo-European roots + rp, rope.]
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stirrup
left: Western stirrup
right: English stirrup

stirrup
Noun
a metal loop attached to a saddle for supporting a rider's foot [Old English stig step + rāp rope]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.stirrupstirrup - support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go
saddle - a seat for the rider of a horse or camel
support - any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf"
2.stirrup - the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea
auditory ossicle - ossicles of the middle ear that transmit acoustic vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear
middle ear, tympanic cavity, tympanum - the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear
Translations
Spanish stirrup [ˈstɪrəp] nestribo
French stirrup [ˈstɪrəp] nétrier m
German stirrup [ˈstɪrəp] nSteigbügel m
Italian stirrup [ˈstɪrəp] nstaffa

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Daylight superintended the preparations, adjusting the curb strap and the stirrup length, and doing the cinching.
And when I had told him he staggered as though he had been struck full in the face, so that he was compelled to grasp my stirrup leather for support.
Dance told me to jump down and knock, and Dogger gave me a stirrup to descend by.
 
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