Now, when he met him, the man, who then seemed already extremely weary, had requested him to take him on his crupper, to which the fishmonger had made no reply except by redoubling his gait. 那外来人在遇见他时曾请求让他坐在马臀上,他当时已显得非常困顿了,那鱼贩子却一面支吾,一面加鞭走了。
crupper
[ noun ] a strap from the back of a saddle passing under the horse's tail; prevents saddle from slipping forward <noun.artifact>
Crupper \Crup"per\ (kr?p"p?r in U.S.; kr?p"?r in Eng.), n. [F. croupi?re, fr. croupe. See {Croup} the rump of a horse.] [Written also {crouper}.] 1. The buttocks or rump of a horse.
2. A leather loop, passing under a horse's tail, and buckled to the saddle to keep it from slipping forwards.
Crupper \Crup"per\, v. t. To fit with a crupper; to place a crupper upon; as, to crupper a horse. ※ ||