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Meanings of clap spurs in English

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Usage of clap spurs in English
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People clap spurs to their horses, and so on.
The Voyage Out
2
You want to clap spurs on fate, and make her lower her own last record?
At the Mercy of Tiberius
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When I heard this, I clap spurs to my horse, and ride straight for the sheep.
Meditations
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Be not alarmed, but throw each of them a quarter of the sheep, and then clap spurs to your horse, and ride to the fountain.
The Arabian Nights Entertainments — Volume 04
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Be not frightened, but throw each of them a quarter of the sheep, and then clap spurs to your horse, and ride to the fountain.
Fairy Tales from the Arabian Nights
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Accordingly the nearest cowboy clapped spurs to his horse and pursued them.
Arizona Nights
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Then the proud King clapped spurs to his proud horse and rode away.
Chivalry
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He clapped spurs to his horse, and away he went down the brae.
The Great Shadow and Other Napoleonic Tales
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He then clapped spurs to his ass, and away he went.
The Arabian Nights Entertainments - Volume 01
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And the two men clapped spurs to their tired horses.
The Sowers
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Without making a reply the youths clapped spurs to their horses and galloped away.
Erling the Bold
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The king clapped spurs to his horse, and rode away.
The Peasant and the Prince
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He clapped spurs to his horse and fled as a coward would have fled.
Domnei: A Comedy of Woman-Worship
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The postillion, frightened, no doubt, clapped spurs to his horse, and began to gallop.
A Book of English Prose / Part II, Arranged for Secondary and Hi...
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And clapping spurs to his pony, he dashed southward.
Comrades of the Saddle; Or, The Young Rough Riders of the Plains
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Will wheeled, clapped spurs to his horse, and dashed away, with the others close behind.
Last of the Great Scouts: The Life Story of William F. Cody ["Bu...
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