Definition of spur

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Spur (n.) Any projecting appendage of a flower looking like a spur.

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Irreptitious :: Irreptitious (a.) Surreptitious; spurious.
Interpolated :: Interpolated (a.) Inserted in, or added to, the original; introduced; foisted in; changed by the insertion of new or spurious matter..
Prick :: Prick (v. i.) To spur onward; to ride on horseback.
Spurn-water :: Spurner (n.) One who spurns.
Spurway :: Spurtle (v. t.) To spurt or shoot in a scattering manner.
Spurred :: Spur (n.) A curved piece of timber serving as a half to support the deck where a whole beam can not be placed.
Spurring :: Spurred (imp. & p. p.) of Spu.
Conspurcate :: Conspurcate (v. t.) To pollute; to defile.
Spur :: Spur (n.) A piece of timber fixed on the bilge ways before launching, having the upper ends bolted to the vessel's side..
Burst :: Burst (n.) Any brief, violent exertion or effort; a spurt; as, a burst of speed..
Interpolator :: Interpolator (n.) One who interpolates; esp., one who inserts foreign or spurious matter in genuine writings..
Counterfort :: Counterfort (n.) A spur or projection of a mountain.
Spur :: Spurring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spu.
Spurrer :: Spurred (a.) Affected with spur, or ergot; as, spurred rye..
Pseudograph :: Pseudograph (n.) A false writing; a spurious document; a forgery.
Spurt :: Spur-shell (n.) Any one of several species of handsome gastropod shells of the genus Trochus, or Imperator. The shell is conical, with the margin toothed somewhat like the rowel of a spur..
Gablock :: Gablock (n.) A false spur or gaff, fitted on the heel of a gamecock..
Spur :: Spur (n.) One of the large or principal roots of a tree.
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..
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..
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