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win one's spurs

spur
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spur]
    • /wɪn wʌnz spɜr/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spur]
    • /wɪn wʌnz spɜr/

Definitions of win one's spurs words

  • noun win one's spurs a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward. 1
  • noun win one's spurs anything that goads, impels, or urges, as to action, speed, or achievement. 1
  • noun win one's spurs climbing iron. 1
  • noun win one's spurs Ornithology. a stiff, usually sharp, horny process on the leg of various birds, especially the domestic rooster, or on the bend of the wing, as in jacanas and screamers. 1
  • noun win one's spurs Pathology. a bony projection or exostosis. 1
  • noun win one's spurs a sharp piercing or cutting instrument fastened to the leg of a gamecock in cockfighting; gaff. 1
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Origin of win one's spurs

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English spure, Old English spura; cognate with Old High German sporo, Old Norse spori spur; akin to spurn; (v.) Middle English spuren, derivative of the noun

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Parts of speech for Win one's spurs

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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win one's spurs popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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