A device for pricking the side of a horse in order to urge it forward, consisting of a small spike or spiked wheel attached to the rider's heel.
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| 释义 | society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > [noun] > art of horse-riding > use of hands and legs > using spurs > spur (8) spurc725 A device for pricking the side of a horse in order to urge it forward, consisting of a small spike or spiked wheel attached to the rider's heel. Ripon1631 Designating spurs and rowels made at Ripon, formerly proverbial for their strength. Cf. spur, n.1 1d. heel spur1687 A spiked device attached to the heel of a horse rider's boot; = spur, n.1 1a. prick spur1688 a spur having a single point; (Heraldry) a representation of this as a charge. Brummagem1823 A spur for urging a horse forward. Obsolete. goad spur1838 a spur with a single (metal) spike; = prick spur n. at prick, n. compounds 2. boot-spur1847 tormentor1875 An instrument that torments in some way. plural. A slang name for riding-spurs. |
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