stirrup
Saddle's hanging footrest
A stirrup is a loop or ring that hangs from a saddle to support a rider's foot.
Stirrups come in pairs, one on each side, allowing the rider to mount and maintain balance.
The shape extends to similar foot supports: the stirrups on a gynecological examination table, or the small bone in the middle ear (also called the stapes).
She slipped her boots into the stirrups and urged the horse forward.
Mounted rider's seat
- bridleEquine control harness
- reinsBit-attached steering straps
- girthMeasurement around something
- bitSmall amount or portion
tack · pommel · cantle · cinch · martingale · halter · spurs · mount
Inner ear ossicle
- incusMiddle ear ossicle
- malleusHammer-shaped hearing bone
- cochleaSpiral hearing organ
- ossicleDiminutive skeletal element
ossicles · tympanum · eardrum · auditory · aural · hearing · vestibule
saddle
Mounted rider's seat
bit · tack · pommel · cantle · cinch · martingale · halter · spurs · mount · dismount
stapes
Inner ear ossicle
ossicle · ossicles · tympanum · eardrum · auditory · aural · hearing · vestibule
forge
Furnace for shaping metal
- anvilMetal-shaping block
- blacksmithIron-shaping craftsperson
- ironElement twenty-six
steel · hammering · tongs · tempering · smithy · foundry · wrought · casting · fabrication · horseshoe
brace
Device providing structural stability
- footholdStable position for advancement
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- climbingAscending by physical effort
mounting · step · platform · scaffold · ladder · caving · rescue · ascender · harness · rigging