Look up: stirrup

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   Stirrup
   Bread made from flour, fat, and water. It was baked in a Dutch oven or on a stick placed over or near a fire.
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   stirrup
   [n] - support consisting of metal loops into which rider`s feet go
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   Stirrup
   Stirrup: The stapes, one of the three bones in the middle ear. See: Stapes.
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   stirrup
   a metal hoop in which the rider`s foot rests. Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • wrought-iron member in the shape of a stirrup used to support the end of a joist in the assembly Category: Various industries and crafts • the object of stirrup is to resist shear stresses when they are beyond those which the concrete is capable of resisti...
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   Stirrup
   Stir'rup noun [ Middle English stirop , Anglo-Saxon stigrāp ; stīgan to mount, ascend + rāp a rope; akin to German stegreif a stirrup. √164. See Sty , intransitive verb , and Rope .] 1. A kind of ring, or bent piece of metal, wood, leather, or the like, horizontal in one part for receiving ...
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   stirrup
   1. A kind of ring, or bent piece of metal, wood, leather, or the like, horizontal in one part for receiving the foot of a rider, and attached by a strap to the saddle, used to assist a person in mounting a horse, and to enable him to sit steadily in riding, as well as to relieve him by supporting a part of the weight of the body. 'Our host upon his ...
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   stirrup
   stirrup iron noun support consisting of metal loops into which rider`s feet go
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   Stirrup
   The `stirrup` is a ring with a flat bottom fixed on a leather strap, usually hung from each side of a saddle by an adjustable strap to create a footrest for a person using a riding animal (usually a horse or other equine, such as a mule), used as a support for the foot of a rider when seated in the saddle and as an aid in mounting. It greatly increases the rider's ability to stay in the saddle and control the mount, increasing the animal's useful...
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   stirrup
   (stur´әp) stapes.
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    Stirrup
    • (v. i.) Any piece resembling in shape the stirrup of a saddle, and used as a support, clamp, etc. See Bridle iron. • (v. i.) A kind of ring, or bent piece of metal, wood, leather, or the like, horizontal in one part for receiving the foot of a rider, and attached by a strap to the saddle, -- used to assist a person in mounting a horse, ...
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    stirrup
    either of a pair of light frames hung from the saddle attached to the back of an animal—usually a horse or pony. Stirrups are used to support a ... [4 related articles]
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    stirrup
    Syn: stapes [A.S. strp]
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    stirrup
    stirrup, foot support for the rider of a horse in mounting and while riding. It is a ring with a horizontal bar to receive the foot and is attached by a strap to the saddle. To avoid the danger of having a foot caught in a stirrup if the rider is thrown, large stirrups are often used; one of the use...
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