TAPADERA

Etymology

Noun

tapadera (plural tapaderas)

One of the leather hoods that cover the stirrups of a Mexican saddle.

Source: Wiktionary


Tap`a*de"ra, Tap`a*de"ro, n. [Also tapidero.] [Sp. tapadera lid, cover.]

Definition: One of the leather hoods which cover the stirrups of a Mexican saddle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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