| stirrup | 1. A kind of ring, or bent piece of metal, wood, leather, or the like, horizontal in one part for receiving the foot of a rider, and attached by a strap to the saddle, used to assist a person in mounting a horse, and to enable him to sit steadily in riding, as well as to relieve him by supporting a part of the weight of the body. "Our host upon his stirpoes stood anon." (Chaucer) 2. <machinery> Any piece resembling in shape the stirrup of a saddle, and used as a support, clamp, etc. See Bridle iron. 3. A rope secured to a yard, with a thimble in its lower end for supporting a footrope. <anatomy> Stirrup bone, the stapes. Stirrup cup, a parting cup taken after mounting. Stirrup iron, an iron stirrup. Stirrup leather, or Stirrup strap, the strap which attaches a stirrup to the saddle. See Stirrup. Origin: OE. Stirop, AS. Stigrap; stigan to mount, ascend + rap a rope; akin to G. Stegreif a stirrup. 164. See Sty, and Rope. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go stapes: the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea
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an arterial branch sometimes seen connecting the dorsalis pedis and external plantar arteries.
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1. Support for the end of a joist or beam and used to connect it to another heavy member of a structure. 2. Metal bar used to resist diagonal tension in concrete reinforcement.
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a U-shaped rod, bar, or angle piece that is placed in concrete beams, slabs, and so forth to resist diagonal tension stresses
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Small bone, shaped like a stirrup, attached to the incus and the oval window; amplifies sound waves coming from the outer ear.
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| stirrup | support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go |
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| stirrup | the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea |
| stirrup | a farewell drink (especially one offered to a horseman ready to depart) |
| stirrup | support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go |
| stirrup | a hand-operated reciprocating pump |
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