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spur British & World English

a device with a small spike or a spiked wheel that is worn on a rider’s heel and used for urging a horse forward

spur-dog British & World English

a large white-spotted grey dogfish with venomous spines in front of the dorsal fins. It occurs in the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean, often in large shoals

spur gear British & World English

a gearwheel with teeth projecting parallel to the wheel’s axis

spur royal British & World English

a gold coin worth fifteen shillings, made chiefly in the reign of James I and bearing a representation of a sun with rays

spur wheel British & World English

another term for spur gear.

on the spur of the moment in spur British & World English

on impulse; without planning in advance

spur-dog in dog British & World English

used in names of dogfishes, e.g. sandy dog, spur-dog

spur English-French

éperon m

spur English-Italian

sperone m

spur1 English-Spanish

espuela

spur2 English-Spanish

espolear

to spur sb to do in spur English-French

inciter qn à faire


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