Definition of spur

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

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Spurt :: Spurting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spur.
Spur :: Spur (n.) A brace strengthening a post and some connected part, as a rafter or crossbeam; a strut..
Calcarated :: Calcarated (a.) Armed with a spur.
Pseudograph :: Pseudograph (n.) A false writing; a spurious document; a forgery.
Tread-softly :: Tread-softly (n.) Spurge nettle. See under Nettle.
Clementine :: Clementine (a.) Of or pertaining to Clement, esp. to St. Clement of Rome and the spurious homilies attributed to him, or to Pope Clement V. and his compilations of canon law..
Spurge :: Spurge (v. t.) To emit foam; to froth; -- said of the emission of yeast from beer in course of fermentation.
Spurgall :: Spur (v. i.) To spur on one' horse; to travel with great expedition; to hasten; hence, to press forward in any pursuit..
Spur :: Spur (n.) One of the large or principal roots of a tree.
Calcar :: Calcar (n.) A spur, or spurlike prominence..
Bespirt :: Bespirt (v. t.) Same as Bespurt.
Offset :: Offset (n.) A spur from a range of hills or mountains.
Longspur :: Longspur (n.) Any one of several species of fringilline birds of the genus Calcarius (or Plectrophanes), and allied genera. The Lapland longspur (C. Lapponicus), the chestnut-colored longspur (C. ornatus), and other species, inhabit the United States..
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..
Gablock :: Gablock (n.) A false spur or gaff, fitted on the heel of a gamecock..
Pinchbeck :: Pinchbeck (a.) Made of pinchbeck; sham; cheap; spurious; unreal.
Jacana :: "Jacana (n.) Any of several wading birds belonging to the genus Jacana and several allied genera, all of which have spurs on the wings. They are able to run about over floating water weeds by means of their very long, spreading toes. Called also surgeon bird..
Spurt :: Sourt (n.) Fig.: A sudden outbreak; as, a spurt of jealousy..
Trash :: Trash (v. t.) To treat as trash, or worthless matter; hence, to spurn, humiliate, or crush..
Spur :: Spur (v. t.) To put spurs on; as, a spurred boot..
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