coupe

Example Sentences

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As the only resource left, she procured horses; mounted with her female attendants en croupe behind the gallant gentlemen who accompanied her; and scoured the country to seek some temporary asylum.

From Tales of a Traveller by Irving, Washington

Euphemia was designated "Dame Grunt," in humane allusion, no doubt, to the painful position which she occupied � la croupe, and which compelled her frequently to groan.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 by Various

Fortunately, my Mexican blanket was buckled to the croupe.

From The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse by Reid, Mayne

It was a lovely, cool day; but, as the roads were very bad, every man had provided himself with a horse, and took en croupe a female companion, young or old.

From The Devil's Pool by Ives, George Burnham

It is a picture worthy of him,—the tall, noble-looking Abab’deh sheltering the poor ‘woman-beast,’ most likely a gorilla or chimpanzee, and carrying her en croupe.

From Letters from Egypt by Ross, Janet