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Lingulate :: Lingulate (a.) Shaped like the tongue or a strap; ligulate.

Stirrup :: Stirrup (v. i.) A kind of ring, or bent piece of metal, wood, leather, or the like, horizontal in one part for receiving the foot of a rider, and attached by a strap to the saddle, -- used to assist a person in mounting a horse, and to enable him to sit steadily in riding, as well as to relieve him by supporting a part of the weight of the body..

Gab :: Gab (n.) The hook on the end of an eccentric rod opposite the strap. See. Illust. of Eccentric.

Halter :: Halter (n.) A rope or strap, with or without a headstall, for leading or tying a horse..

Stropped :: Strop (n.) A strap; specifically, same as Strap, 3..

Thong :: Thong (n.) A strap of leather; especially, one used for fastening anything..

Sling :: Sling (v. t.) A strap attached to a firearm, for suspending it from the shoulder..

Ligule :: Ligule (n.) A strap-shaped corolla of flowers of Compositae.

Thorough-brace :: Thorough-brace (n.) A leather strap supporting the body of a carriage, and attached to springs, or serving as a spring. See Illust. of Chaise..

Snakehead :: Snakehead (n.) A loose, bent-up end of one of the strap rails, or flat rails, formerly used on American railroads. It was sometimes so bent by the passage of a train as to slip over a wheel and pierce the bottom of a car..

Drum :: Drum (n.) A cylinder on a revolving shaft, generally for the purpose of driving several pulleys, by means of belts or straps passing around its periphery; also, the barrel of a hoisting machine, on which the rope or chain is wound..

Strapwork :: Strap-shaped (a.) Shaped like a strap; ligulate; as, a strap-shaped corolla..

Breastplate :: Breastplate (n.) A strap that runs across a horse's breast.

Ligulated :: Ligulated (a.) Like a bandage, or strap; strap-shaped..

Pennant :: Pennant (n.) A rope or strap to which a purchase is hooked.

Scourge :: Scourge (n.) A lash; a strap or cord; especially, a lash used to inflict pain or punishment; an instrument of punishment or discipline; a whip..

Clip :: Clip (n.) An embracing strap for holding parts together; the iron strap, with loop, at the ends of a whiffletree..

Backstay :: Backstay (n.) A rope or strap used to prevent excessive forward motion.

Belace :: Belace (v. t.) To beat with a strap. See Lace.

Guide :: Guide (n.) The leather strap by which the shield of a knight was slung across the shoulder, or across the neck and shoulder..

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