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crup·per (krupər, kro̵op-)

noun

  1. a padded leather strap passed around the base of a horse's tail and attached to the saddle or harness to keep it from moving forward
  2. the croup of a horse
  3. Informal the buttocks

Etymology: ME crouper < OFr cropiere < crope, rump < Frank *kruppa: see crop

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