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
I loved stirrup pants with booties so the stirrup didn't show, and over sized sweaters.
From New York Times • Mar. 15, 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
‘Then tie me on to the back of one, or let me hang on a stirrup, or something,’ said Merry.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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