crupper
crupper — 名詞
1. a strap fixed behind a saddle and run below the horse's tail to keep the saddle
1.名詞C2
釋義
馬鞍尾帶
繞過馬尾來固定馬鞍的帶子
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.
Roya 在爬陡坡前，把馬鞍尾帶扣到小馬尾巴下方。
position: below the pony's tail
Jiwoo checked the crupper when the saddle kept sliding on the wet trail.
當馬鞍在濕滑山路上一直往前滑時，Jiwoo 檢查了馬鞍尾帶。
function: stop the saddle sliding
Elise tightened the old crupper before leading the pack horse into the hills.
Elise 在帶馱馬進山前，先拉緊舊的馬鞍尾帶。
Lakshmi replaced the cracked crupper after the saddle slipped during riding lessons.
馬鞍在課堂中滑動後，Lakshmi 換掉了裂開的馬鞍尾帶。
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.