Meaning of spur-leather | Babel Free

Definitions

A leather strap for attaching a spur to a boot.

Examples

“’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.”

“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.”

“The wide spur leathers are to protect⟳ the boot from chafing on the stirrups.”

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