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society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > ride (a horse or other animal) [verb (transitive)] > urge on > spur (18)
prickc1250

transitive. Formerly: †to urge (an animal) forward with a goad (obsolete). Now: to spur (a horse).

spurc1275

To prick (a horse, etc.) with the spur, in order to urge to a faster pace; to urge on by the use of spurs.

broach1330

spec. To prick with spurs; to spur. Obsolete.

prochea1425

transitive. To prick, pierce; to spur. Also intransitive.

strike1487

In various specific uses of sense 31. transitive. To prick (a horse) with the spur. Obsolete.

punye1488

transitive. To prick, pierce; to spur. Also figurative.

chargea1500

To spur on (a war-horse) to full speed.

spura1500

With adverbs, as away, forth, on, up; or prepositions, as against, at, into, through, etc.

dig1530

To spur (a horse) vigorously [= French diguer un cheval]; to thrust, stab, prod; to give (any one) a sharp thrust or nudge (in the ribs, etc.).

to put (also set) (the) spurs to1553

In phrases with verbs. to put (also set) (†the) spurs to, to impel or urge on by spurring; = spur, v.1 i. Also figurative.

spur1582

figurative. With on.

spura1644

figurative. With up.

rowel1765

transitive. To spur (a horse) with the rowel. Frequently figurative and in figurative contexts.

Subcategories:

— broach (spurs) to (2)
— provide with (1)
— injure by (1)
— make one's way by (1)
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