Lexic.us

Definition of Stirrup

1. Noun. Support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go.

2. Noun. The stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea.

Definition of Stirrup

1. n. A kind of ring, or bent piece of metal, wood, leather, or the like, horizontal in one part for receiving the foot of a rider, and attached by a strap to the saddle, -- used to assist a person in mounting a horse, and to enable him to sit steadily in riding, as well as to relieve him by supporting a part of the weight of the body.

Definition of Stirrup

1. Noun. A foot rest used by horse-riders. ¹

2. Noun. (anatomy) A stapes. ¹

3. Adjective. referring to women’s pants, a form of trousers commonly worn by women that includes a strap beneath the arch of the foot. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Stirrup

1. a support for the foot of a horseman [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stirrup

stirrahs stirras stirre stirred stirred(p) stirred up stirrer stirrers stirres stirrest

stirreth stirring stirring up stirringly stirrings stirrup (current term) stirrup bone stirrup cup stirrup iron stirrup pump

stirrups stirs stirs up stishie stishies stishovite stistaite stitch stitch-up stitch in the ditch

Literary usage of Stirrup

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Pye's Surgical Handicraft: A Manual of Surgical Manipulations, Minor Surgery by Walter Pye (1893)
"stirrup and Weight Adjusted to Leg. (qv) where it often happens that the branny, ill nourished ... The stirrup being adjusted, the long splint must be FIG. ..."

2. The Lady's Equestrian Manual: In which the Principles and Practice of (1854)
"THE stirrup. The pupil having been instructed in the use of the different aids, and how to maintain her seat, and to ride with ease to herself in the proper ..."

3. The English Mechanic and World of Science (1887)
"This sounds fairly well ; but the stirrup has a single strap to one point of fixture in the saddle, and a dangling motion with or without the rider's foot ..."

4. The Little Book of American Poets, 1787-1900 by Jessie Belle Rittenhouse (1915)
"THE stirrup-CUP DEATH, thou'rt a cordial old and rare: Look how compounded, with what care, Time got his wrinkles reaping thee Sweet herbs from all ..."

5. The Little Book of American Poets, 1787-1900 by Jessie Belle Rittenhouse (1915)
"THE stirrup-CUP DEATH, thou'rt a cordial old and rare: Look how compounded, with what care, Time got his wrinkles reaping thee Sweet herbs from all ..."

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