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plural stirrups
(equestrianism) A ring or hoop suspended by a rope or strap from the saddle, for a horseman's foot while mounting or riding. quotations examples
With what different feelings did he now put foot in stirrup to the last time when he sprung to horse?
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), pages 36–37
(by extension) Any piece shaped like the stirrup of a saddle, used as a support, clamp, etc. quotations
Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke. […] A silver snaffle on a heavy leather watch guard which connected the pockets of his corduroy waistcoat, together with a huge gold stirrup in his Ascot tie, sufficiently proclaimed his tastes.
1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter II, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd.
(climbing) A portable, flexible ladder-like device used in climbing. examples
(anatomy) A stapes. examples
(nautical) A rope secured to a yard, with a thimble in its lower end for supporting a footrope. examples
(construction) A bent rebar wrapped around the main rebars to reinforce against shear stress. examples
not comparable
Referring to women's pants/trousers: being of a form, commonly worn by women, that includes a strap beneath the arch of the foot. examples