Le garçon qui les conduisait paraissait content et plein de force : il appuyait sa main sur la croupe du cheval de devant, et son fouet, qu’il tenait très droit, était tout entouré de rubans dont les bouts flottaient au vent.
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The boy who was leading them seemed satisfied and full of energy: he rested his hand on the rump of the front horse, and his whip, which he held upright, was wrapped in ribbons whose ends fluttered in the wind.
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marina • 20729
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The boy who was leading them seemed satisfied and full of energy: he rested his hand on the croup of the front horse, and his whip, which he held upright, was wrapped in ribbons whose ends fluttered in the wind.
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marina • 20729
1 month, 1 week ago
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Thanks Wendy.
by marina 1 month, 1 week agoHello Marina; may I suggest 'rested his hand on the rump of the front horse'
by Merlin57 1 month, 1 week agoThe word 'croup' meaning 'the rump of a quadruped' is probably not well known by most English readers (possibly mainly by readers who are familiar with the anatomy of horses), but the word 'rump' would be immediately understood.
I also was not aware of this meaning of 'croup'. I was only familiar with 'croup' as a respiratory infection.