Category:Crupper

Crup"per (krp"pr in U.S.; krp"r in Eng.), n. Etym: [F. croupi, fr. croupe. See Croup the rump of a horse.] [Written also crouper.]

1. The 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.

crupper Crup"per, v. t.

Defn: To fit with a crupper; to place a crupper upon; as, to crupper a horse.