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the spur
noun
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.
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A. The spur was a financial crisis.
And it removes the spur of competition".
That experience became the spur.
Trade was the spur for both.
Reformist officials value the spur of the EU's reports.
This time the spur is the sale of my building.
It was all done on the spur of the moment.
It was just the spur of the moment that day.
So, was winning the spur to carrying on?
"And I do things on the spur of the moment".
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There is no special requirement for the train wheel drive, so the spur gear is used.
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