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spurred

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spurred  (spûrd)
adj.
1. Wearing spurs: Spurred riders sat astride sleek mares.
2. Having spurs or a spur: spurred flowers; spurred boots.
Translations
spurred
adj → gespornt


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Then he spurred his horse forward and said no more to Stutely.
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It is made up of accumulated tradition, kept alive by individual pride, rendered exact by professional opinion, and, like the higher arts, it spurred on and sustained by discriminating praise.
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