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  1. 1. n. The buttocks or rump of a horse. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A leather loop, passing under a horse's tail, and buckled to the saddle to keep it from slipping forwards. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. To fit with a crupper; to place a crupper upon; as, to crupper a horse. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. a strap from the back of a saddle passing under the horse's tail; prevents saddle from slipping forward Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 1. The buttocks or rump of a horse. 2. A leather loop, passing under a horse's tail, and buckled to the saddle to keep it from slipping forwards. To fit with a crupper; to place a crupper upon; as, to crupper a horse. Source: webster
  6. 6. To fit with a crupper; to place a crupper upon; as, to cruppera horse. Source: adambom
  7. 7. n. a strap from the back of a saddle passing under the horse's tail; prevents saddle from slipping forward Source: ecdict

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