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Can Openers - a humorous name for spurs
Other names given to spurs include "diggers", "gad" or "gads", "hell rousers", "hooks", etc.
A good illustration and explanation of spurs can be found here: Cowboy-spurs.com
Source:
The Cowboy Encyclopedia by Richard W Slatta; ISBN#0-87436-738-7
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