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crupper definition

crup·per (krup′ər, 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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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