Crupper
[kruhp-er, kroo p-] /ˈkrʌp ər, ˈkrʊp-/
noun
1.
a leather strap fastened to the saddle of a harness and looping under the tail of a horse to prevent the harness from slipping forward.
2.
the rump or buttocks of a horse.
3.
armor for the rump of a horse.
/ˈkrʌpə/
noun
1.
a strap from the back of a saddle that passes under the horse’s tail to prevent the saddle from slipping forwards
2.
the part of the horse’s rump behind the saddle
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