Definitions
crupper; leather strap; (dialect) to draw back; to shrink
Etymology
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A phono-semantic compound, 鞧 combines the semantic radical 革 (tanned leather) with the phonetic component 秋 (autumn, qiū). It specifically denotes the crupper, a leather strap that loops under a horse's tail to keep the saddle from sliding forward. The structure directly reflects both the material (leather) and the pronunciation.