# crupper

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɹʌpə/

## Definitions
1. A strap, looped under a horse's tail, used to stop a saddle from slipping.
2. The buttocks or rump, especially of a horse.
3. A piece of armour covering the hindquarters/buttocks of a horse.

## Etymology
From Middle English croper, crouper, from Anglo-Norman cruper, cropere, from Old French cropiere, crupiere, from the same Germanic root as croup. Doublet of croupiere.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/crupper