"under-spur-leather" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-under-spur-leather.wav Forms: under-spur-leathers [plural]
Etymology: From under- + spur-leather. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|spur-leather}} under- + spur-leather Head templates: {{en-noun}} under-spur-leather (plural under-spur-leathers)
  1. (obsolete) Subordinate, underling. Tags: obsolete

Inflected forms

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