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stirrup

[stur-uhp, stir-, stuhr-] / ˈstɜr əp, ˈstɪr-, ˈstʌr- /


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As a relatively new gardener, I have been exploring ways to naturally tackle weeds, and I’ve found the quickest and most efficient to be this $28 garden tool, a stirrup hoe.

From New York Times • May 6, 2023

A safety stirrup, which creates a step out of a leash, may be helpful.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 8, 2022

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

‘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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