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Word entry · 7 letters

stirrup

Best crossword clue

"Saddle foot support"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈstɪ.ɹəp/Part of speech nounSorted iprrstuStarts with SEnds with P1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go

Word origin

From Middle English stirop, stirope, from Old English stiġrāp (“stirrup”), a compound of stiġe ("ascent, descent, a going up or down"; related to stīġan (“to climb”)) and rāp (“rope”), equivalent to sty + rope.

Used in a sentence

  • With what different feelings did he now put foot in stirrup to the last time when he sprung to horse?
  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:stirrup.

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