A stirrup is a light frame or ring that holds the foot of a rider, attached to the saddle by a strap, often called a stirrup leather. Stirrups are usually...
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CocoCay (redirect from Little Stirrup Cay)
CocoCay or Little Stirrup Cay, sometimes titled Perfect Day at CoCoCay (/koʊkoʊkeɪ/) is one of the Berry Islands, a collection of Bahamian cays and small...
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Great Stirrup Cay is a 268-acre (108 ha) island that is part of the Berry Islands in the Bahamas. Norwegian Cruise Line purchased the island from the...
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A stirrup is a metal loop supporting the foot, fastened to a saddle on a riding animal. Stirrup may also refer to: Baseball stirrups, a type of socks worn...
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Air Force Graham Eric Stirrup, Baron Stirrup, KG, GCB, AFC, FRAeS, FCMI (born 4 December 1949), informally known as Jock Stirrup, is a former senior Royal...
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A stirrup strap or stirrup leather is a piece of leather or other material, that, attached to the saddle, holds the stirrup at its lower end. Each saddle...
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A stirrup cup is a "parting cup" given to guests, especially when they are leaving and have their feet in the stirrups. It is also the traditional drink...
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Abumi (鐙), Japanese stirrups, were used in Japan as early as the 5th century, and were a necessary component along with the Japanese saddle (kura) for...
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Stirrup pants or stirrup leggings are a type of close-fitting women's pants that taper at the ankle, similar to leggings, except that the material extends...
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A stirrup pump is a portable reciprocating water pump used to extinguish or control small fires. It is operated by hand. The operator places a foot on...
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Baseball stirrups, also called stirrup socks or simply stirrups, are socks that are part of a traditional baseball uniform, giving the uniform a distinctive...
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A stirrup jar is a type of pot associated with the culture of Mycenaean Greece. They have small squat bodies, a pouring spout, and a second nonfunctioning...
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The Great Stirrup Controversy is the academic debate about the Stirrup Thesis, the theory that feudalism in Europe developed largely as a result of the...
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Ossicles (redirect from Hammer, anvil and stirrup)
typically refers to the malleus, incus, and stapes (hammer, anvil, and stirrup) of the middle ear. The ossicles are, in order from the eardrum to the...
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Splint (medicine) (redirect from Ankle stirrup)
fractures or sprains until follow-up appointment with an orthopedist. Ankle stirrup – Used for the ankles. Finger splints – Used for the fingers. A "mallet"...
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Stapes (redirect from Stirrup (bone))
The stapes or stirrup is a bone in the middle ear of humans and other animals which is involved in the conduction of sound vibrations to the inner ear...
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A stirrup spout vessel (so called because of its resemblance to a stirrup) is a type of ceramic vessel common among several Pre-Columbian cultures of...
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molecular biology, the protein domain Stirrup is a domain, found only in found in the domain, archaea. The Stirrup protein domain is found in prokaryotic...
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Page on Stirrup Iron Creek Fish Brain (Stirrup Iron Creek) Article from Herald-Sun on sewage spill in Stirrup Iron Creek "GNIS Detail – Stirrup Iron Creek"...
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The tekkō (鉄甲, lit. "iron", "armor"), are weaponized stirrups and horseshoes which originated in Okinawa, Japan, and they fall into the category of "fist-load...
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Berry Islands (redirect from South Stirrup Cay)
the chain and is known as "the billfish capital of the Bahamas." Little Stirrup Cay is leased by Royal Caribbean International, which calls it CocoCay...
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Francis "Frank" Stirrup (1925 – 2 February 2013), also known by the nickname of "Mr Football", was an English professional rugby league footballer who...
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Heavy cavalry (section Advent of the stirrup)
tactics of mounted warfare were significantly altered by the stirrup. A rider supported by stirrups was less likely to fall off while fighting, and could deliver...
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An abumi-guchi (鐙口, lit. "stirrup mouth") is a strange furry yōkai, or Japanese monster, that is illustrated in Sekien Toriyama's Gazu Hyakki Tsurezure...
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Access equipment Boarding stirrup Diver lift Diving bell Diving ladder Diving platform (scuba) Diving stage Downline Jackstay Launch and recovery system...
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a later invention, and though early stirrup designs predated the invention of the solid tree, the paired stirrup, which attached to the tree, was the...
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boot remained stuck in the stirrup. While mounted, the shaft also protected the lower leg and ankle from rubbing on the stirrup leathers, as well as fending...
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Gynaecology (redirect from Birthing stirrups)
Gynaecology or gynecology (see American and British English spelling differences) is the area of medicine that involves the treatment of women's diseases...
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considered. Most notably, Blegen said that the inscribed stirrup jars, which are oil flasks with stirrup-shaped handles imported from Crete around 1200, were...
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Technological determinism (section The stirrup)
According to White, the superiority of the stirrup in combat was found in the mechanics of the lance charge: "The stirrup made possible- though it did not demand-...
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