crupper
noun
1 crupper
A strap from the back of a saddle passing under the horse's tail; prevents saddle from slipping forward.
Roget 235:
rear,
back,
posteriority;
rear rank,
rear guard;
background,
hinterland.
occiput [Anat.],
nape,
chine;
heels;
tail,
rump,
croup,
buttock,
posteriors,
backside scut†,
breech,
dorsum,
loin;
dorsal region,
lumbar region;
hind quarters;
aitchbone†;
natch,
natch bone.
stern,
poop,
afterpart†,
heelpiece†,
crupper.
wake;
train
etc.
(sequence)
281.
reverse;
other side of the shield.
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Moby thesaurus: back band, backside, backstrap, bearing rein, behind, bellyband, bit, blinders, blinds, breeching, bridle, butt, buttocks, caparison, cavesson, checkrein, cheekpiece, chinband, cinch, collar, croup, crownband, curb, gag swivel, girth, hackamore, halter, hames, hametugs, harness, haunches, headgear, headstall, hind end, hip straps, jaquima, jerk line, lines, martingale, nates, noseband, pole strap, posterior, rear, rear end, reins, ribbons, rump, saddle, shaft tug, side check, snaffle, surcingle, tack, tackle, trappings, tug, winker braces, yoke ... show more.
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