stirrup
noun/ˈstɪrəp/
/ˈstɪrəp/
- one of the metal rings that hang down on each side of a horse’s saddle, used to support the rider’s foot
- He put his feet in the stirrups.
- She stood up in her stirrups to see where the others had gone.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + stirrup- adjust
- rise in
- stand in
- …
- leather
- from a/the stirrup
- in a/the stirrup
- into a/the stirrup
- …
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- (anatomy) the third of three small bones in the middle ear that carry sound to the inner ear synonym stapesTopics Bodyc2
Word OriginOld English stigrāp, from the Germanic base of obsolete sty ‘climb’ + rope.
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