spurless
- a word derived from spur.
Example Sentences
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And clapping his spurless heels to his pony he saluted and wheeled away through the hammock.
From The Firing Line by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
Frantically he dug his spurless heels into the labouring sides of his mount.
From The Texan A Story of the Cattle Country by Hendryx, James B. (James Beardsley)
Captain Whyte-Melville speaks from observation of the risk of the buckle catching in the angle of the stirrup-iron, and says he has never seen a spurless boot so entangled.
From Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes by Lambert, Nannie
The wings are long and the tarsus is spurless.
From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section S by Project Gutenberg
The reins fell upon my horse’s neck, I pressed my spurless heels to his sides; he knew what was required of him.
From Lodges in the Wilderness by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)
