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Definition of: stirrup
(stûr′əp, stir′-) noun
1. A loop, as an inverted U-shaped piece of metal or wood with flat footpiece, suspended from a saddle to support the rider's foot in and after mounting.
2. A loop or metal strap, as for supporting a beam.
3. Naut. A rope on a ship depending from a yard and having at its end an eye or thimble to carry a footrope. [OE stigrāp mounting rope]
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