What does "crupper" mean?
Crupper: A leather loop, passing under a horse's tail, and buckled to the saddle to keep it from slipping forwards.
Additional senses
- 2.To fit with a crupper; to place a crupper upon; as, to crupper a horse.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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