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stirrup

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  • n  support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go
  • n  the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea

  • In humans, at sounds near and above 160 decibels, the stirrup (one of three little bones in the middle ear) may be driven through the small "window" in the well of the inner ear.
  • The soundwaves striking the drum set up vibrations which are transmitted first through the tiny lever bones of the middle earthe "hammer," "anvil," and "stirrup"then .
  • All stores were soon sold out of stirrup pumps.
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  • Police seek help to find suspects in Boise vehicle burglary (w/video)
    The sheriff's office said credit cards and climbing gear were stolen from the vehicle on West Stirrup Street in the neighborhood of Maple Grove/Lake Hazel roads.
    July 9, 2013 - The Idaho Statesman
  • Thieves steal items from Jeep, try and go shopping at Walmart
    BOISE -- Ada County Sheriff’s deputies are looking for two men who broke into a Jeep Wrangler last month and then used a stolen credit card to go on shopping spree at Walmart, only to be denied when the card was rejected. The victim told deputies the Jeep was parked in the driveway of his home on W. Stirrup Street in Boise, near Maple Grove and Lake Hazel roads. The thieves likely broke into the ...
    July 9, 2013 - KTVB Boise

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