Today's news? Apparently, a Newsweek article is "spurring" an investigation by the Justice Department. So what's a spur? Well, it's the spiked wheel on the boots of horseback riders, and it's used to incite the horse to greater action.
In botany, by extension, the spur is the little seed that attaches to an animal's fur--or your blue jeans. All this makes sense. But there's an expression--"spur of the moment." And it means something done without premeditation or thought. Why? Because something "spurs" you to action, and you move quickly. Just like the horse!
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