espuela — meaning in English
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English meaning
- spur noun A spiked device worn on a rider's boot heel to urge a horse forward.
Senses
espuela is used for these senses in English:
- rowel The small spiked wheel on the end of a spur.
- spur A rigid implement, often roughly y-shaped, that is fixed to one's heel for the purpose of prodding a horse. Often worn by, and emblematic of, the cowboy or the knight.
- spur (figurative) Anything that inspires or motivates, as a spur does a horse.
spur — full definition
- noun A spiked device worn on a rider's boot heel to urge a horse forward.
- noun Something that motivates or drives someone to act.
- noun A ridge or side branch jutting out from something larger, such as a mountain range or road.
- verb To urge someone or something into action.