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

Slowly the hours passed until the order for "boots and saddles" was sounded, and the troops trotted out of the fort gate.

From The Round-Up A romance of Arizona novelized from Edmund Day's melodrama by Day, Edmund

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

At once he had sounded boots and saddles.

From Helmet of Navarre by Runkle, Bertha

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

From Janice Meredith by Ford, Paul Leicester