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Definition of Cruppers
1. crupper [n] - See also: crupper
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cruppers
Literary usage of Cruppers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Horses, Saddles and Bridles by William Harding Carter (1895)
"cruppers.—Breast Straps.— Rules for Selection and Arrangement of Saddle and Pack.
It seems incredible that the mechanical arrangement of the saddle, ..."
2. The Theory, Practice, and Architecture of Bridges of Stone, Iron, Timber by James Hann, Henry Moseley, Robert Stevenson, William Hosking, Emiland-Marie Gauthey, Thomas Hughes, Laurence Hill (1843)
"The two parts of the strand close to the cruppers are then bound for a length of
18 inches by a spiral ligature of annealed wire, No. 14. ..."
3. Driving for Pleasure: Or, The Harness Stable and Its Akppointments by Francis T. Underhill (1896)
"cruppers with buckles on all horses.* Loin straps and trace bearers are permissible
... cruppers with or without buckles on wheelers, but not necessarily on ..."
4. Hints on Driving by Charles Lewis William Morley Knight (1902)
"cruppers cruppers will be found quite unnecessary unnecessary except with as a
... For this reason it is a good plan to have the cruppers made martingale ..."
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