crupadj.
dialect.
‘Short, brittle, as a crup cake; and figurative, short or snappish, as a crup answer. Still used in Kent’ (Todd).
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1736 S. Pegge Alphabet of Kenticisms Crup, pettish, peevish.
1847–78 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words Crup, crisp, short; surly. South.
1887 W. D. Parish & W. F. Shaw Dict. Kentish Dial. Crup, crisp. ‘You'll have a nice walk, as the snow is very crup.’
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
crupv.
/krʌp/ transitive. To put the crupper on (a horse).
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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [verb (transitive)] > tack or harness
harness13..
putc1550
to put in1709
tackle1714
to put to1732
reharness1775
crupper1787
crup1880
tack1946
1880 A. C. Grant Bush-life in Queensland viii, in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 76/2 With the exception of a vicious kick or two when being crupped, she showed no sign of fright.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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