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| stir·rup [ stúr əp ] (plural stir·rups) |
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1. rider's foot support: a flat-bottomed metal ring hanging from a strap on each side of a horse's saddle to provide support for a rider's foot
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2. supporting strap: a loop or strap that supports a foot or passes under a foot, e.g. the straps supporting a woman's feet in childbirth
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3. nautical ship's rope: one of a set of ropes hanging from a sail-supporting spar yard on a ship. Loops at the bottom allow another rope for standing on to be threaded through.
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| [ Old English stīgrāp "rope for getting up" < stīgan "go up" + rāp (see rope)] |
