Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A broad strap passing along the middle of a horse's back from the upper hame-strap to the crupper or a point of junction with the hip-straps in a wagon-harness, and in a carriage-harness from the gig-saddle to the crupper.
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Examples
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Starting out small, they traveled to surrounding towns and villages as teachers of back-strap weaving.
Yohualichan, Puebla 2008
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The space was once a small parcel of land on which the group's three founders and early members used to gather under a tree to spend hours back-strap weaving and organizing group meetings.
Yohualichan, Puebla 2008
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However, with the passing of years, rising land and raw material costs, and continuous devaluation of artisan goods, back-strap weaving has become an increasingly lost art.
Yohualichan, Puebla: A small town, but a mighty force in Cultural Conservation 2008
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However, with the passing of years, rising land and raw material costs, and continuous devaluation of artisan goods, back-strap weaving has become an increasingly lost art.
Yohualichan, Puebla 2008
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Starting out small, they traveled to surrounding towns and villages as teachers of back-strap weaving.
Yohualichan, Puebla: A small town, but a mighty force in Cultural Conservation 2008
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By NowhereBob, June 21, 2010 @ 1:42 pm and Abigail, Moko will dress the carcase for you for one of the haunches and a back-strap fillet.
Cheeseburger Gothic » Probably lucky I couldn’t find my boots. 2010
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The space was once a small parcel of land on which the group's three founders and early members used to gather under a tree to spend hours back-strap weaving and organizing group meetings.
Yohualichan, Puebla 2008
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However, with the passing of years, rising land and raw material costs, and continuous devaluation of artisan goods, back-strap weaving has become an increasingly lost art.
Yohualichan, Puebla 2008
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Starting out small, they traveled to surrounding towns and villages as teachers of back-strap weaving.
Yohualichan, Puebla 2008
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The space was once a small parcel of land on which the group's three founders and early members used to gather under a tree to spend hours back-strap weaving and organizing group meetings.
Yohualichan, Puebla: A small town, but a mighty force in Cultural Conservation 2008
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