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 Stirrup Cup.Stiver. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Stirrup-Oil.
 
A beating; a variety of “strap oil” (q.v.). The French De l’huile de cotret (faggot or stick oil).   1
 


 Stirrup Cup.Stiver. 

 
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