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Stirrup

Stirrup Meaning & Definition
Stirrup Definition And Meaning

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

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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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