boots and saddles

American  

noun

U.S. Army.

1. a cavalry bugle call for mounted drill or formation.

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boots and saddles British  

noun

1. a bugle call formerly used in the US Cavalry to summon soldiers to mount

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Example Sentences

Shops sell handmade leather boots and saddles, plus Route 66 souvenirs.

From Washington Post • Sep. 8, 2016

The trumpet sounded boots and saddles, and cut him short.

From The Tree of Appomattox by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)

Bright and early next day came the milkman—a veteran of the war of 1812—who, agreeably with his custom, sounded the call of boots and saddles on his battered bugle at Brown's door.

From Darrel of the Blessed Isles by Bacheller, Irving

Again in the morning, it was boots and saddles, cow-boys, and packhorses, and the climb to the top began.

From The Cruise of the Snark by London, Jack

Then it was the call of the trumpet and boots and saddles early in the morning in order that they might beat Rosser to the bridges.

From The Tree of Appomattox by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)