Meanings
- alternativenot comparableAlternative form of bespurred.
The grand parades have passed away with all their unsightly accompaniments of be-whiskered, be-spurred, and be-plumed officers, and of scare-crow, be-baggonnetted, be-broomsticked and undisciplined soldiers.
1837 March 1, The Blackburn Standard, volume 3, number 113, Blackburn, Lancashire2 more examples
What made this youth remarkable was that he was clad in all the pomp and glory of war, he was be-spurred, be-campaigned hatted, be-leggined, and be-sabred, and be-trussed like any old swashbuckler out of Old Whitechapel.
1903 May 30, “The National Guard”, in The Chattanooga News, volume XXIII, number 130, Chattanooga, Tenn., page 7, column 2She struggled to finish this fine work, which shows a be-spurred cowboy boot treading on The Constitution, and Molly herself wisely subtitled the work “The Executive Branch’s Assault on America’s Fundamental Rights.”
2010 February 17, Liz Smith, “Molly Ivins returning via Kathleen Turner”, in Indian River Press Jounal, page A2
Cite this entry
be-spurred. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/be-spurred
“be-spurred.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/be-spurred. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “be-spurred,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/be-spurred.
Source: be-spurred on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.