stirrup
Plural: stirrups
Noun
- support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go
- the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea
- A ring or hoop suspended by a rope or strap from the saddle, for a horseman's foot while mounting or riding.
- Any piece shaped like the stirrup of a saddle, used as a support, clamp, etc.
- Any piece shaped like the stirrup of a saddle, used as a support, clamp, etc.
- A portable, flexible ladder-like device used in climbing.
- A stapes.
- A rope secured to a yard, with a thimble in its lower end for supporting a footrope.
- A bent rebar wrapped around the main rebars to reinforce against shear stress.
Adj
- Referring to women's pants/trousers: being of a form, commonly worn by women, that includes a strap beneath the arch of the foot.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English stirop, stirope, from Old English stiġrāp (“stirrup”), a compound of stiġe ("ascent, descent, a going up or down"; related to stīġan (“to climb”)) and rāp (“rope”), equivalent to sty + rope.
Cognate with Dutch stegereep, stegelreep (“stirrup”), Old Saxon stigerēp (“stirrup”), Middle High German stereip, stegreif ("stirrup"; > German Stegreif (“improvisation”)), Icelandic stigreip (“stirrup”).
Scrabble Score: 9
stirrup is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordstirrup is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
stirrup is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 11
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