crupper
1 synonym for crupper, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A strap that goes under a horse's tail to keep the saddle from sliding forward.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
From Middle English croper, crouper, from Anglo-Norman cruper, cropere, from Old French cropiere, crupiere, from the same Germanic root as croup. Doublet of croupiere.
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