stirrup-ironn.
Now somewhat rare.
1. The metal portion of a stirrup, the stirrup proper (in the modern sense) as distinguished from the strap supporting it.
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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [noun] > stirrup > parts of
stirrup-iron1474
port1548
toe1842
tapadero1844
stirrup-bar1875
1474 in T. Dickson Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1877) I. 36 j quarter of blew vellus to couir the Qwenis stirrap irnis, price xv s.
1533 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1905) VI. 88 For spurris, brydill bittis, sterap irnis, girth buklis.
1683 London Gaz. No. 1810/4 New Stirrop-Leathers, old Stirrop-Irons.
1783 Philos. Trans. 1782 (Royal Soc.) 72 371 One of the stirrup-irons..exhibits some appearances of fusion on the arch through which the stirrup-leather passes.
1852 R. S. Surtees Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour xi. lix. 338 Ringing his spurs against his stirrup-irons.
1875 G. J. Whyte-Melville Riding Recoll. (1879) xii. 70 Till the welcome heather is brushing your stirrup-irons once more.
2. An iron strip to hold the end of a beam or girder.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > strip or plate of wood or metal
hollowc897
strop1573
strap1588
shin1747
strap iron1833
stirrup-iron1838
fish1847
fish-bar1872
welt1874
mirror plate1940
1838 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 1 178/2 The parts of the vertical timbers above the roadway are..secured by stirrup-irons, bolts, and wedges, to the main ribs.
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