The part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks.
1Even so, I deny that he could have done that croupe trick.
2Fortunately, my Mexican blanket was buckled to the croupe.
3The countess rode on horseback, and her female attendant en croupe behind one of the troopers.
4Here we have Young Lochinvar swinging the lady to the croupe, and then he springs to the saddle in front of her.
5He slipt the girth-buckle, and Rob, dropping down from behind the horse's croupe, dived, swam, and escaped, pretty much as described in the Novel.