Stirrup

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. 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.
  • n. A part or device shaped like an inverted U in which something is supported, held, or fixed.
  • n. 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.
  • n. Anatomy See stapes.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A foot rest used by horse-riders.
  • n. A stapes.
  • n. Any piece shaped like the stirrup of a saddle, used as a support, clamp, etc.
  • n. A rope secured to a yard, with a thimble in its lower end for supporting a footrope.
  • adj. Referring to women's pants, a form of trousers commonly worn by women that includes a strap beneath the arch of the foot.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
  • n. Any piece resembling in shape the stirrup of a saddle, and used as a support, clamp, etc. See Bridle iron.
  • n. A rope secured to a yard, with a thimble in its lower end for supporting a footrope.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A support for the foot of a person mounted on a horse, usually a metal loop with the bottom part flat and corrugated or finished with points to give a hold to the sole of the boot and to aid in mounting.
  • n. Nautical, a rope with an eye at its end, through which a foot-rope is rove, and by which it is supported.
  • n. In machinery, any piece resembling in shape and functions the stirrup of a saddle, as the iron loop by which a mill-saw hangs from the muley-head or in the sash.
  • n. In carpentry, etc., an iron loop-strap or other device for securing a rafter-post or -strut to a tie, or for supporting a beam, etc.
  • n. A hold for the foot at the end of the stock of a large crossbow, to keep it firm while the bow is bent and the string drawn to the notch. See cut under arbalister.
  • n. In anatomy, the stapes or stirrup-bone.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea
  • n. support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go
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    rein    bridle    harness    saddle    halter    housing    buckle    girth    breastplate    Armour