stirrup

🇺🇸 /ˈstɪrəp/ 🇬🇧 /ˈstɪrəp/
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A metal loop that hangs on each side of a horse's saddle, used by a rider to rest their foot on.

Before riding, she adjusted the stirrup to fit her foot comfortably.

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A small bone in the middle ear that helps transmit sound to the inner ear.

The stirrup bone is crucial for our ability to hear.

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n. A metal loop that hangs on each side of a horse's saddle, used by a rider to rest their foot on.; A small bone in the middle ear that helps transmit sound to the inner ear.

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Plural stirrups