stirrup
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At the farm, he leaves a foot between rows of Allium to allow for easy weeding with the six-inch blade of a stirrup hoe.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2024
The stitching stiffened the shaft, while the smooth sole and high heel let the foot slide easily into the stirrup and remain there.
From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 21, 2018
Kelly Forman said she became a recluse after suffering a spinal injury and brain damage in a June 2011 fall after Mark Henkin fitted her horse with a defective stirrup.
From Washington Post • Feb. 13, 2018
When Miller was traded to Tampa Bay last year, he joined forces with Chris Archer, one of the game’s foremost stirrup proponents.
From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2016
The knights of the guard were mounting, hopping beside their chargers with one foot in the stirrup, while each horse revolved about the axis of its rider.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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