Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spur-leather

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables: spur-leather
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A leather strap for attaching a spur to a boot.

Example Sentences

"’Sdeath, he mads me, I could eate my very spur-lethers, for anger!"
"I have a brother lives there, Sir, he is A Shoe-maker, and lately sent me post A patterne of the finest Spur-leather; I was so admir’d at Court."
"1862, The Groom, London: Houlston & Wright, The Industrial Library, Chapter 4, p. 44, […] the groom should see that […] the spur leathers [are] attached as soon as the spurs are cleaned. It is very annoying to have a general hunt for spur-leathers five minutes before mounting."
"The wide spur leathers are to protect the boot from chafing on the stirrups."

Etymology

From spur + leather.

Inflected Forms

spur-leathers (plural)

Phrases

under-spur-leather

Questions

What does spur-leather mean?: A leather strap for attaching a spur to a boot.
Where does spur-leather come from?: From spur + leather.

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