Where does “curple” come from?
curple (English) comes from English crupper, from Middle English croper, from Anglo-Norman cruper, from Old French crupiere.
curple (English): The hindquarters or the rump of a horse, a strap...
Definitions
- The hindquarters or the rump of a horse, a strap...
Ancestry of “curple”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | crupper | A strap, looped under a horse's tail, used to... |
| 2 | Middle English | croper | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | cruper | — |
| 4 | Old French | crupiere | — |