monkey-strapn.
/ˈmʌŋkɪstrap/, U.S. /ˈməŋkiˌstræp/ 1. Australian and New Zealand. Horse Riding. A strap fixed to a saddle for the rider to grip; = monkey n. 22.
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saddle-boweOE
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saddle skirt1361
saddle-tree1364
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stock-tree1470
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tree1535
pillion cloth1540
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saddle stock1548
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cantle1591
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saddle eaves1663
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saddle seat1688
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quarter1735
bands of a saddle1753
witherband1764
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pillion-stick1784
boot-housing1792
saddle flap1798
saddle lap1803
fork1833
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hunting-horn1854
head-plate1855
saddle horn1856
cantle bar1859
leaping-horn1859
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stirrup-bar1875
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spring tree1877
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officer-tree1894
monkey1911
monkey-strap1915
thigh roll1963
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1915 V. Palmer World of Men (1962) 35 He always was a grip rider... No broncho-straps, or monkey-straps or top rails for him.
1929 W. S. Smyth Bonzer Jones i. 13 Put a monkey strap on [the buck-jumper for riding]!
1945 F. Cork Tales from Cattle Country 18 The rough-rider does not scorn the use of the monkey-strap, or the term ‘grabbing leather’ as is generally supposed.
2. U.S. Military slang. A lifeline, a safety strap.
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1987 ‘J. Hawkins’ Tunnel Warriors 19 He tapped the monkeystrap attached to the back of his web belt.
1991 L. Reinberg In Field 143/2 Monkey strap, the strap that held the gunny on the helicopter as he fired the M-60; also called the lifeline.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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