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stirrup

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I took my feet out of the stirrups and let the reins rest loosely on Molly’s neck.

But the jar threw my six-shooter where I couldn't reach it, and the carbine was jammed in the stirrup-leather on the wrong side.

So while the lady rode ahead, Richard galloped stirrup to stirrup with the Spaniard.

Even our men grew silent, and the ring of sword on stirrup seemed too loud to be natural at last.

Louis de Valmont had been half lifted from his saddle; one foot had lost its stirrup; but Longsword sat as a tower.

"There's another pistol shot if you move," cried Seth, with one foot in the stirrup.

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On this page you'll find 37 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to stirrup, such as: clamp, splint, arm, band, bar, and bearing.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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