boots and saddles
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Shops sell handmade leather boots and saddles, plus Route 66 souvenirs.
From Washington Post • Sep. 8, 2016
Before noon, therefore, after another morning devoted principally to breakfasting, the trumpets were sounding "boots and saddles."
From Under Fire by Cox, C. B.
We didn't have a show; 'twas "boots and saddles" quicker than I ever saw it before.
From The Southern Cross A Play in Four Acts by Daingerfield, Foxhall
Even as "boots and saddles" is sounding, other couriers come riding in from Lieutenant Crane's party.
From The Deserter by King, Charles
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
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