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# crupper

noun (cruppers)

«crupper» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A crupper is a strap on a horse's harness that runs under its tail to stop the saddle sliding forward. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crupper/#m1)

### In the lessons

a piece of horse gear in stories, named together with the breastplate of a war horse

### Examples

- «Oh, my crupper and breastplate!» said the troop-horse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crupper/#x1)
- Tighten the crupper before you ride. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crupper/#x2)
- The crupper rubbed the horse's tail. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crupper/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «crupper» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crupper/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«crupper» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crupper.html) on Mova free.