What does spur-leather mean?
Spur-leather means A leather strap for attaching a spur to a boot..
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A leather strap for attaching a spur to a boot..
1862, The Groom, London: Houlston & Wright, The Industrial Library, Chapter 4, p. 44, […] the groom should see that […] the spur leathers [are] attached as soon as the spurs are cleaned. It is very annoying to have a general hunt for spur-leathers five minutes before mounting.
’Sdeath, he mads me, I could eate my very spur-lethers, for anger!
I have a brother lives there, Sir, he is A Shoe-maker, and lately sent me post A patterne of the finest Spur-leather; I was so admir’d at Court.
The wide spur leathers are to protect the boot from chafing on the stirrups.
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Spur-leather means A leather strap for attaching a spur to a boot..
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1862, The Groom, London: Houlston & Wright, The Industrial Library, Chapter 4, p. 44, […] the groom should see that […] the spur leathers [are] attached as soon as the spurs are cleaned. It is very annoying to have a general hunt for spur-leathers five minutes before mounting.
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