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/sperr"ee euhr, spur"-/, n.a maker of spurs.[1350-1400; ME sporier. See SPUR1, -IER1]
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Spurrier — Spur ri*er (sp[^u]r r[i^]*[ e]r), n. One whose occupation is to make spurs. B. Jonson. The saddlers and spurriers would be ruined by thousands. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spurrier — [spʉr′ē ər] n. a person who makes spurs … English World dictionary
Spurrier — Steven Spurrier (* 1944) ist ein britischer Weinkritiker und Weinhändler in Paris. Er organisierte 1976 die legendäre Weinjury von Paris, die unerwarteterweise den Mythos von der Überlegenheit des französischen Weines erschütterte und die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Spurrier — This interesting surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is an occupational name for a maker of spurs. The derivation is from the Olde English pre 7th Century spura , spur, with the agent suffix ier , (one who does or works with). Job descriptive… … Surnames reference
Spurrier's Tavern — was a tavern and horse changing depot which stood by the main road between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. (now U.S. Route 1) from 1771 to 1835. During the American Revolutionary War, the tavern was significant as a supply and resting point for… … Wikipedia
Spurrier Row — At the end of Ave Mary Lane is Creed Lane, late so called, but sometime Spurrier Rowe, of Spurriers dwelling there (S. 340). In Castle Baynard Ward and Farringdon Ward Within. First mention: Sporenereslane, 1386 (H. MSS. Com. 9th Rep. p.28) … Dictionary of London
Spurrier — A maker of spurs. Cf. Lorimer Squint. See Hagioscope … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
spurrier — [ spʌrɪə, spə: ] noun rare a person who makes spurs … English new terms dictionary
spurrier — spur·ri·er … English syllables
spurrier — /ˈspʌriə/ (say spureeuh) noun a maker of spurs. {Middle English sporyer} …
