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
He instantly had the bugler sound "boots and saddles," and all the troops—with the exception of two companies, which we left to guard the train—were soon galloping in the direction of the Indian camp.
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 McKay, Robert Henderson
The pulse of the race is beating the reveille; the soul of the world is sounding "boots and saddles."
From Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 by Brann, William Cowper
He slept an hour, but it seemed to him that he had scarcely closed his eyes, when the trumpets were calling boots and saddles again.
From The Tree of Appomattox by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)
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