curple

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/ˈkɜː(ɹ).pəl/

noun

The hindquarters or the rump of a horse

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Meanings

nouncurple (plural curples)

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. transferredThe buttocks, the posterior.

Origin

A corruption of the Scottish crupper.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with curple

purplebepurpleblurplehirplehurplepurple nurpleunpurple
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Cite this entry
APA

curple. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curple

MLA

“curple.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curple. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “curple,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curple.

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