"spur-leather" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spur-leathers [plural]
Etymology: spur + leather Etymology templates: {{compound|en|spur|leather}} spur + leather Head templates: {{en-noun}} spur-leather (plural spur-leathers)
  1. A leather strap for attaching a spur to a boot. Derived forms: under-spur-leather
    Sense id: en-spur-leather-en-noun--JD6L7Xf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1598, Ben Jonson, edited by Percy Simpson, Every Man in His Humour, Oxford: Clarendon Press, published 1919, act II, scene 1, page 26",
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          "text": "1862, The Groom, London: Houlston & Wright, The Industrial Library, Chapter 4, p. 44,\n[…] 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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