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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boots and saddles

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

From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2016

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 Foxhall Daingerfield

“Now, gentlemen, boots and saddles, an’ it please you,” suggested Lee, politely.

From Janice Meredith by Paul Leicester Ford

Soon afterwards the General sounded "boots and saddles," and presently the regiment was on its way to McPherson.

From The Life of Hon. William F. Cody Known as Buffalo Bill the Famous Hunter, Scout and Guide by Buffalo Bill

One day when in the midst of our bath the bugle call for "boots and saddles" sounded.

From Little Pills, An Army Story Being Some Experiences of a United States Army Medical Officer on the Frontier Nearly a Half Century Ago by Robert Henderson McKay