English to afrikaans meaning of

stirrup

'n Beuel is 'n stuk toerusting wat vir perdry gebruik word, wat bestaan uit 'n lus van metaal of ander materiaal wat aan die saal hang en waarin die ruiter hul voet plaas om hulself te ondersteun en balans te handhaaf terwyl hulle ry. Die woord "beuel" kan ook metafories gebruik word om te verwys na enige ondersteunende of stabiliserende toestel of struktuur wat in vorm of funksie soos 'n beuel lyk.

Synonyms

  1. stapes

Sentence Examples

  1. Heyward, who watched his movements with a vigilant eye, carelessly extricated one of his feet from the stirrup, while he passed a hand toward the bear-skin covering of his holsters.
  2. The native held a stirrup, and Don Diego inserted the toe of his boot.
  3. Don Quixote now came up with his visor raised, and as he seemed about to dismount Sancho made haste to go and hold his stirrup for him but in getting down off Dapple he was so unlucky as to hitch his foot in one of the ropes of the pack-saddle in such a way that he was unable to free it, and was left hanging by it with his face and breast on the ground.
  4. He dismounted slowly, one of the natives holding the stirrup and assisting him, brushed the dust from his clothes, and started toward the door.
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