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whip and spur

whip and spur adverb: with the utmost haste.

Adverb

whip and spur (not comparable)

  1. With the utmost haste.

Questions about whip and spur

What does whip and spur mean?
Whip and spur means with the utmost haste.
What part of speech is whip and spur?
Whip and spur is an adverb.

Words near whip and spur in the dictionary

  1. whinyard
  2. whinyards
  3. whio
  4. whios
  5. whip
  6. whip and spur
  7. whip appeal
  8. whip coral
  9. whip corals
  10. whip cream
  11. whip down

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