crup|per

crup|per
crup|per «KRUHP uhr», noun.
1. a strap attached to the back of a harness or saddle and passed under a horse's tail to prevent the harness or saddle from slipping forward.
2. = croup2. (Cf.croup)
3. the buttocks.
[< Old French cropiere < crope; see etym. under croup2 (Cf.croup)]

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