Appui

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  • n. A support or supporter; a stay; a prop.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A support or supporter; a stay; a prop.
  • n. The mutual bearing or support of the hand of the rider and the mouth of the horse through the bit and bridle.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To support; military, to post, as troops, at a point of support.
  • n. . A support, stay, or prop.
  • n. In the manège, a reciprocal action between the mouth of the horse and the hand of the rider, the bit and rein forming the line of communication: thus, a horse with a sensitive mouth may be said to have a good appui, and the same may be said of the rider if his hand is good.
  • Word Usage
    ""Will you let me use you as a 'point d'appui ', Mr. Beaton?""
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    stay    prop   
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    lutte    soutenir    servante    entreprenderoit    agir