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Meanings of spurred heels in English

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Usage of spurred heels in English
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Marcos went in, his spurred heels clanking loudly in the half-empty house.
The Velvet Glove
2
The man pivoted on his spurred heels and came straight toward me.
The King in Yellow
3
They were half-way through breakfast when there came the ring of spurred heels on the verandah.
The Keeper of the Door
4
His spurred heels dug into the soft pine of the pole with little ripe, tearing sounds.
One Basket
5
It was my Cousin Louis, who stood smiling and tapping his spurred heels with his riding-whip.
The King in Yellow
6
There are your couriers now, he added, at the sound of spurred heels on the front piazza.
A Daughter of the Sioux: A Tale of the Indian frontier
7
Carter struck his spurred heels, saying, "Come on, boys; get your horses; we will go."
Crooked Trails
8
The others accommodated the players and loungers whose spurred heels beat a tattoo upon the polished grain-leather covers.
Polly of Pebbly Pit
9
The officers were bare-headed-theirspurred heels and warlike demeanour rendering this homage to a sacred ceremony more picturesque.
The Idler in France
10
Wayne leaned forward suddenly in the saddle, loosened his reins and touched his horse's sides with his spurred heels.
The Short Cut
11
She gave a short sigh of relief as she heard his spurred heels and long sword on the stone pavement.
In the Palace of the King: A Love Story of Old Madrid
12
With his spurred heels on the front seat, Warrington hummed softly to himself as ever, happy, so long as there were only action.
The Winds of the World
13
There came the ring of spurred heels without, a man's hand tapped upon the doorpost, a man's figure showed suddenly against the darkness.
The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories
14
Spurred heels clanked on the threshold, stopped there, and the door shut with a slam.
The Lonesome Trail and Other Stories
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United Kingdom
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