Spur

Meaning

Noun

●

A

, often

, that is

for the

of

a

. Often

by, and

of, the

or the knight.

●

A

given with the spurs.

●

Anything that

or

, as a

does a horse.

●

An

or

,

the

,

that of a rooster.

●

Any

part

end,

a

that

from another

into a city.

●

Roots,

.

●

In Geology:

A

that

from another

or range and

some

in a

, or at right angles.

●

A

by

upon

of

, to

them to

upon the

of a

to

the blubber.

●

In Carpentry:

A

a

and some

part, such as a

or

; a strut.

●

In Architecture:

The

of a post.

●

In Architecture:

A

from the round

of a

,

the

of a

upon which the

, or

of the

to a

form. It is

in leafage.

●

Ergotized

or other grain.

●

A

a

that

a part of a

and

to an

.

●

A

of

on the

before

, having the

to the vessel's side.

●

A

of

as a

to support the

where a whole

cannot be placed.

●

In Mining:

A

of a vein.

●

In Rail transportation:

A very

of a

.

●

In Transport:

A

of a

,

or major

.

●

In Botany:

A

from a

, especially one that

or, in

, the

that

the leaves.

●

A tern.

●

In Electronics:

A

, one that

with a

in a

and is often

underneath that

.

●

The

of an

, such as an

; a spoor.

●

In Football (soccer):

someone

with Tottenham Hotspur FC, as a

,

,

etc.

Verb

●

To

(especially a

)

or

, with the

to

or

, to gig.

●

To

or

to

, or to a more

of an object

●

To

on.

●

To

; to

in great haste.

●

To form a

(senses 17-18 of the noun)

●

Alternative form of speer.

Name

●

An

from Middle English

Sourced from

Origin

spur

English

spora

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

Sourced from

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