spurrier

[ spur-ee-er, spuhr- ]

noun

1. a maker of spurs.

spurrier

/ ˈspʌrɪə /

noun

1. a maker of spurs

Word History and Origins

Origin of spurrier¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, spurrier is from the Middle English word sporier. See spur ¹, -ier ¹

Example Sentences

Spurrier hung up the phone and sat in a nerveless trepidation which was new and foreign to his nature.

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John Spurrier, whose iron nerve had once been caf talk in the Orient, sat down on a quilted bed and tearless sobs racked him.

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What caused Spurrier to pause was the composition of the picture—and the mental comparison which it evoked.

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Then John Spurrier rose, and supported himself by hands pressed upon the table top.

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Spurrier hastened on, turning into a side street where he could put the glare at his back and find a more mercifully dark way.

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