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.
Wordfinder- bridle
- gallop
- harness
- horse
- paddock
- rein
- stable
- stirrup
- tack
- thoroughbred
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + stirrup- adjust
- rise in
- stand in
- …
- leather
- from a/the stirrup
- in a/the stirrup
- into a/the stirrup
- …
Word OriginOld English stigrāp, from the Germanic base of obsolete sty ‘climb’ + rope.