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stirrups

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stirrups
n pl stirrups [ˈstirəps, (American ) ˈstə:-]
a pair of metal loops hanging on straps from a horse's saddle, to support a rider's feet. stiebeuel رِكاب стреме třmeny stigbøjle der Steigbügel αναβολέας estribos jalused ركاب jalustimet étriers מִשווֶרֶת रकाब stremen kengyel sanggurdi ístað staffe あぶみ 등자(鐙子) balnakilpės (seglu) kāpšļi sanggurdi stijgbeugel stigbøyle strzemiona estribos scări de şa стремена strmene stremena uzengija stigbyglar โกลนสำหรับเหยียบขึ้นม้า üzengiler (騎馬的)鐙子 стремена رکاب bàn đạp ngựa)镫子


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"At last," cried Barbicane, rising in his stirrups, "here we are at the region of pines
I hastened to the aperture, and under the crustations of coral, covered with fungi, I recognised certain debris that the drags had not been able to tear up--iron stirrups, anchors, cannons, bullets, capstan fittings, the stem of a ship, all objects clearly proving the wreck of some vessel, and now carpeted with living flowers.
There were no stirrups, but really such supports were not needed--to use such a saddle was the next thing to riding a dinner table--there was ample support clear out to one's knee joints.
 
 
 
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