Definition of spur

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Spur (n.) The short wooden buttress of a post.

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Spurn :: Spurn (v. i.) To manifest disdain in rejecting anything; to make contemptuous opposition or resistance.
Pinchbeck :: Pinchbeck (a.) Made of pinchbeck; sham; cheap; spurious; unreal.
Burst :: Burst (n.) Any brief, violent exertion or effort; a spurt; as, a burst of speed..
Isidorian :: Isidorian (a.) Pertaining, or ascribed, to Isidore; as, the Isidorian decretals, a spurious collection of decretals published in the ninth century..
Bicalcarate :: Bicalcarate (a.) Having two spurs, as the wing or leg of a bird..
Rocket :: Rocket (n.) Rocket larkspur. See below.
Spurious :: Spurious (a.) Not proceeding from the true source, or from the source pretended; not genuine; false; adulterate..
Calcarated :: Calcarated (a.) Armed with a spur.
Irreptitious :: Irreptitious (a.) Surreptitious; spurious.
Spurrey :: Spurrer (n.) One who spurs.
Pseudograph :: Pseudograph (n.) A false writing; a spurious document; a forgery.
Spurgewort :: Spurge (n.) Any plant of the genus Euphorbia. See Euphorbia.
Spurner :: Spurn (n.) A body of coal left to sustain an overhanding mass.
Spur-shell :: Spurry (n.) An annual herb (Spergula arvensis) with whorled filiform leaves, sometimes grown in Europe for fodder..
Spurted :: Spurt (n.) A sudden and energetic effort, as in an emergency; an increased exertion for a brief space..
Ergot :: Ergot (n.) A diseased condition of rye and other cereals, in which the grains become black, and often spur-shaped. It is caused by a parasitic fungus, Claviceps purpurea..
Spurn :: Spurn (n.) Disdainful rejection; contemptuous tratment.
Spurring :: Spurred (imp. & p. p.) of Spu.
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.
Spur :: Spur (n.) A brace strengthening a post and some connected part, as a rafter or crossbeam; a strut..
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