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earnt one's spurs

earnt one's spurs is the simple past and past participle of earn one's spurs.

Meaning of earn one's spurs

Verb

earn one's spurs (third-person singular simple present earns one's spurs, present participle earning one's spurs, simple past and past participle earned one's spurs or earnt one's spurs)

  1. Synonym of win one's spurs.
    • Further, many of these veteranos had earned their spurs, so to speak, and were respected and looked up to as male role models, even though they no longer were active bangers or slangers.2007, James Diego Vigil, The Projects: Gang and Non-Gang Families in East Los Angeles
    Synonyms:
    win one's spurs

Questions about earnt one's spurs

What is earnt one's spurs the simple past and past participle of?
Earnt one's spurs is the simple past and past participle of earn one's spurs.

Words near earnt one's spurs in the dictionary

  1. earnt
  2. earnt a crust
  3. earnt one's corn
  4. earnt one's crust
  5. earnt one's keep
  6. earnt one's spurs
  7. earnt one's stripes
  8. earnt one's wings
  9. earnt out
  10. earnut
  11. earnuts

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