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Meanings of spare the horse in English

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Usage of spare the horse in English
1
He turned his back on death, unwittingly, to spare the horse he loved.
The Furnace of Gold
2
Why had the Great Enemy chosen to kill the wolf and spare the horse?
Alcatraz
3
I just told him I couldn't spare the horse any longer; and that the cooking was getting too heavy for Verena.
Summer
4
But, my dear, your father cannot spare the horses, I am sure.
Pride and Prejudice
5
When the road was unusually steep, to spare the horses, we walked.
If You're Going to Live in the Country
6
Don't spare the horses, save yourself even if you drive them to death.
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 06
7
Above all do not spare the horses; go as fast as possible, and fear nothing.
Recollections of the Private Life of Napoleon — Volume 08
8
Uberly shouted after us to spare the horses' legs.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Complete
9
Dublin airport please and don't spare the horses.
The Irish Times
10
They must make all the speed they could, and yet spare the horses all that was possible.
The Boy Ranchers Among the Indians; Or, Trailing the Yaquis
11
I wouldn't think of asking you to spare the horses, for I know they have to rest.
A Mountain Woman
12
And above all, don't spare the horses.
The Happy Days of the Empress Marie Louise
13
In me it did not bubble to speech, and Uberly shouted after us to spare the horses' legs.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Volume 2
14
'Though I cannot spare the horses, you must be mounted.
Tetrarch (Well of Echoes)
15
Stewart looked as if he had spared the horse his weight on many a mile of that rough ascent.
The Light of the Western Stars
16
Don't spare the horses, Jamie.
The incumbent
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