crupper
crupper — noun
1. a strap fixed behind a saddle and run below the horse's tail to keep the saddle
1.名詞C2
釋義
a strap fixed behind a saddle and run below the horse's tail to keep the saddle from sliding toward the neck
例句
Roya fastened the crupper below the pony's tail before the steep climb.
position: below the pony's tail
Jiwoo checked the crupper when the saddle kept sliding on the wet trail.
function: stop the saddle sliding
Elise tightened the old crupper before leading the pack horse into the hills.
Lakshmi replaced the cracked crupper after the saddle slipped during riding lessons.
用法筆記
Used mainly in horse-riding or harness contexts. It names the strap at the back, not the girth under the horse's belly.
常見錯誤
❌Tighten the crupper under the horse's stomach.
✅Tighten the girth under the horse's stomach; the crupper goes under the tail.
💡a crupper is the rear strap, while the girth is the strap under the belly.