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cruppers


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Term Type

Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Preferred Term

cruppers

Details

Leather straps that loop around the root of a horse's tail and fasten to the saddle to keep it from slipping forward. For the armor protecting a horse's hind quarters, use "cruppers (horse armor)."

Variations

cruppers (tail straps)

crupper

Broader Term

animal equipment

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