tapadero

tapadero
(tapadera [tapadera] < tapar 'to cover' < tapa, probably from Gothic *tappa 'plug; wooden peg; tap, spout' plus the instrumental suffix -era)
   Clark: 1840s.
   A piece of leather attached to the front of a stirrup in order to shield a cowboy's feet from the brush. In English, the term is generally used in the plural and is often shortened to "taps." Santamaría references tapadera as a term used in Tabasco, Mexico, for a shield placed in front of the stirrups of a saddle and formed in a conical shape in order to accommodate the toe of the rider's boot. Cobos indicates that the term is also used in New Mexico and southern Colorado.
   Alternate form: tapadera.

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