About The Word Stirrup
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Stirrup
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What's The Definition Of Stirrup?
[n] support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go
[n] the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea Synonyms | Synonyms for Stirrup: stapes | stirrup iron Related Terms | Find terms related to Stirrup: See Also | auditory ossicle | middle ear | saddle | support | tympanic cavity | tympanum Stirrup In Webster's Dictionary \Stir"rup\, n. [OE. stirop, AS. stigr[=a]p; st[=i]gan to
mount, ascend + r[=a]p a rope; akin to G. stegreif a stirrup.
[root]164. See {Sty}, v. i., and {Rope}.]
1. 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.
Our host upon his stirpoes stood anon. --Chaucer.
2. (Carp. & Mach.) Any piece resembling in shape the stirrup
of a saddle, and used as a support, clamp, etc. See
{Bridle iron}.
3. (Naut.) A rope secured to a yard, with a thimble in its
lower end for supporting a footrope. --Totten.
{Stirrup bone} (Anat.), the stapes.
{Stirrup cup}, a parting cup taken after mounting.
{Stirrup iron}, an iron stirrup.
{Stirrup leather}, or {Stirrup strap}, the strap which
attaches a stirrup to the saddle. See {Stirrup}, 1.
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