Definitions of stirrup
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support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet gosynonyms: stirrup irontype of:supportany device that bears the weight of another thing
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the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochleasynonyms: stapestype of:auditory ossicleossicles of the middle ear that transmit acoustic vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear
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