Definition of spur

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Spur (n.) A mountain that shoots from any other mountain, or range of mountains, and extends to some distance in a lateral direction, or at right angles..

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Spurn :: Spurn (v. t.) To reject with disdain; to scorn to receive or accept; to treat with contempt.
Spur :: Spur (n.) An implement secured to the heel, or above the heel, of a horseman, to urge the horse by its pressure. Modern spurs have a small wheel, or rowel, with short points. Spurs were the badge of knighthood..
Spurrer :: Spurred (a.) Affected with spur, or ergot; as, spurred rye..
Spurgall :: Spur (v. i.) To spur on one' horse; to travel with great expedition; to hasten; hence, to press forward in any pursuit..
Bastardly :: Bastardly (adv.) In the manner of a bastard; spuriously.
Dispurse :: Dispurse (v. t.) To disburse.
Unfathered :: Unfathered (a.) Having no acknowledged father; hence, illegitimate; spurious; bastard..
Spurling-line :: Spurling (n.) A tern.
Adulterous :: Adulterous (a.) Characterized by adulteration; spurious.
Sprit :: Sprit (v. i.) To throw out with force from a narrow orifice; to eject; to spurt out.
Tampoe :: Tampoe (n.) The edible fruit of an East Indian tree (Baccaurea Malayana) of the Spurge family. It somewhat resembles an apple.
Spurning :: Spurned (imp. & p. p.) of Spur.
Spurgewort :: Spurge (n.) Any plant of the genus Euphorbia. See Euphorbia.
Heelspur :: Heelspur (n.) A slender bony or cartilaginous process developed from the heel bone of bats. It helps to support the wing membranes. See Illust. of Cheiropter.
Foist :: Foist (v. t.) To insert surreptitiously, wrongfully, or without warrant; to interpolate; to pass off (something spurious or counterfeit) as genuine, true, or worthy; -- usually followed by in..
Spur :: Spur (n.) One of the large or principal roots of a tree.
Nasturtium :: Nasturtium (n.) Any plant of the genus Tropaeolum, geraniaceous herbs, having mostly climbing stems, peltate leaves, and spurred flowers, and including the common Indian cress (Tropaeolum majus), the canary-bird flower (T. peregrinum), and about thirty more species, all natives of South America. The whole plant has a warm pungent flavor, and the fleshy fruits are used as a substitute for capers, while the leaves and flowers are sometimes used in salads..
Dispurvey :: Dispurvey (v. t.) To disfurnish; to strip.
Jade :: Jade (v. t.) To treat like a jade; to spurn.
Catapuce :: Catapuce (n.) Spurge.
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