spurrier

[ spur-ee-er, spuhr- ]

noun
  1. a maker of spurs.

Origin of spurrier

1
First recorded in 1350–1400, spurrier is from the Middle English word sporier.See spur1, -ier1

Words Nearby spurrier

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How to use spurrier in a sentence

  • spurrier hung up the phone and sat in a nerveless trepidation which was new and foreign to his nature.

  • John spurrier, whose iron nerve had once been caf talk in the Orient, sat down on a quilted bed and tearless sobs racked him.

  • What caused spurrier to pause was the composition of the picture—and the mental comparison which it evoked.

  • Then John spurrier rose, and supported himself by hands pressed upon the table top.

  • spurrier hastened on, turning into a side street where he could put the glare at his back and find a more mercifully dark way.

British Dictionary definitions for spurrier

spurrier

/ (ˈspʌrɪə) /


noun
  1. a maker of spurs

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