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curple

/ˈkɜː(ɹ).pəl/

curple noun: the hindquarters or the rump of a horse.

Noun

curple (plural curples)

  1. The hindquarters or the rump of a horse
  2. A strap under the tail of a horse to stop the saddle from kicking forward
  3. (transferred) The buttocks, the posterior.

Forms of curple

pluralcurples

Origin of curple

A corruption of the Scottish crupper.

Words that rhyme with curple

Questions about curple

What does curple mean?
Curple means the hindquarters or the rump of a horse.
What part of speech is curple?
Curple is a noun.
How do you pronounce curple?
Curple is pronounced /ˈkɜː(ɹ).pəl/.
What is the plural of curple?
The plural of curple is curples.

Words near curple in the dictionary

  1. Curnutte
  2. Curnuttes
  3. Curnutts
  4. Curonian
  5. Curonians
  6. curple
  7. curples
  8. curr
  9. Curra Creek
  10. currabingo
  11. Currabubula

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