Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Crupper"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Crupper \Crup"per\ (kr?p"p?r in U.S.; kr?p"?r in Eng.), n. [F.
croupi?re, fr. croupe. See {Croup} the rump of a horse.]
[Written also {crouper}.]
1. The buttocks or rump of a horse.
2. A leather loop, passing under a horse's tail, and buckled
to the saddle to keep it from slipping forwards.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Crupper \Crup"per\, v. t.
To fit with a crupper; to place a crupper upon; as, to
crupper a horse.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
crupper
n : a strap from the back of a saddle passing under the horse's
tail; prevents saddle from slipping forward
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