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Meanings of spur on in English

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Usage of spur on in English
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To spur on job growth, labor-intensive industries like construction need to expand.
Reuters
2
This unexpected catastrophe seemed to spur on the robbers to instant work.
Thrilling Adventures by Land and Sea
3
A Carrol-Boyes salad spoon set to spur on that healthy-living resolution.
The South African
4
But the presence of Gitelson continued to act as a spur on me.
The Rise of David Levinsky
5
Great exertions will hardly be necessary to spur on the movement.
The Jewish State
6
It is near Plakos, a spur on the southern flanks of Mount Ida.
Helen of troy
7
He found the mark of a spur on the pony's withers.
The Pony Rider Boys in New Mexico; Or, The End of the Silver Tra...
8
I'll kill the prince myself and spur on all the rest.
The Odyssey
9
The spur on the cutter will cut out the copper.
Mission Furniture: How to Make It, Part 2
10
Holmes said that would only spur on the Western Australians.
Reuters
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The sight was enough to spur on the faintest heart.
A Popular Schoolgirl
12
Another singular fact is that the animal has a spur on each hind leg.
Chatterbox, 1906
13
To spur on this, she is coquetting it with England.
Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, From the Papers of Tho...
14
He kept urging them to spur on with greater speed.
Won from the Waves
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Any fool would have known that you didn't need a spur on that hoss!
Ronicky Doone
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Learning new habits and tricks from other species could have helped spur on our development.
BBC
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