01 n. 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 …
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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.
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Any piece resembling in shape the stirrup of a saddle, and used as a support, clamp, etc. See Bridle iron.(Carp. & Mach.) See: Bridle iron
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A rope secured to a yard, with a thimble in its lower end for supporting a footrope.(Naut.)
Phrases & compounds
Stirrup bone —
the stapes.
Stirrup cup —
a parting cup taken after mounting.
Stirrup iron —
an iron stirrup.