Dictionary
crup•per
Pronunciation: (krup'ur, kroop'-), [key]—
n.
1. a leather strap fastened to the saddle of a harness and looping under the tail of a horse to prevent the harness from slipping forward. See illus. under
harness.
2. the rump or buttocks of a horse.
3. armor for the rump of a horse.
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