spurred

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spurred

(spûrd)

adj.

1. Wearing spurs: a spurred rider on a horse.

2. Having spurs or a spur: spurred flowers; spurred boots.

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Rostov without hearing Boris to the end spurred his horse.

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They repeatedly endeavoured to single out each other, spurred by mutual animosity, and aware that the fall of either leader might be considered as decisive of victory.

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Five minutes after he had cantered down the road from camp, Spizo the Spaniard, sneaking his horse unseen into the surrounding forest, mounted and spurred rapidly after him.