stirrup

Meanings

Noun

• 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.
• A stapes.
• A rope secured to a yard, with a thimble in its lower end for supporting a footrope.

Adjective

• 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

• , Icelandic stigreip.