curple
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Etymology
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Noun
English
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Etymology
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A corruption of the Scottish
crupper
.
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Pronunciation
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IPA
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:
/ˈkɜː(ɹ).pəl/
Rhymes:
-ɜː(ɹ)pəl
Noun
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curple
(
plural
curples
)
The
hindquarters
or the
rump
of a
horse
, a
strap
under the
girth
of a horse's
saddle
to stop the saddle from kicking forward
(
transferred
)
The
buttocks
, the
posterior
.
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