unspurredadj.
1. Not urged on by a spur. Also figurative.
ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by purpose used for > [adjective] > of or relating to horse for riding > (not) urged on by spur
unspurreda1635
spur-driven1837
spurred1868
the mind > will > free will > [adjective] > entered into by free will
voluntarya1625
unspurred1865
a1635 R. Corbet Iter Boreale in Certain Elegant Poems (1647) 12 His Mare went truer then his Chronicle; And..unspurr'd, unbeaten, Brought us sixe miles.
1865 G. Meredith Rhoda Fleming xviii The replenished glass enabled Stephen to add the picturesque bits of the affray, unspurred by a surrounding eagerness of his listeners.
1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 31 July 2/2 Not altogether unspurred by hints from home.
2. Not furnished with a spur.
ΘΚΠ
society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > [adjective] > relating to (use of) spur > not furnished with a spur
unspurred1852
1852 C. W. Hoskyns Talpa xvi. 133 Grazing Mr. Greening's unspurred foot with the point of the leader's stretcher.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
<
adj.a1635