Definition of spur

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Spur (n.) A wall that crosses a part of a rampart and joins to an inner wall.

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Ecaudate :: Ecaudate (a.) Without a tail or spur.
Extemporaneous :: Extemporaneous (a.) Composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment, or without previous study; unpremeditated; off-hand; extempore; extemporary; as, an extemporaneous address or production..
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..
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..
Kick :: Kick (v. i.) To thrust out the foot or feet with violence; to strike out with the foot or feet, as in defense or in bad temper; esp., to strike backward, as a horse does, or to have a habit of doing so. Hence, figuratively: To show ugly resistance, opposition, or hostility; to spurn..
Dicentra :: Dicentra (n.) A genus of herbaceous plants, with racemes of two-spurred or heart-shaped flowers, including the Dutchman's breeches, and the more showy Bleeding heart (D. spectabilis)..
Forespurrer :: Forespurrer (n.) One who rides before; a harbinger.
Spur :: Spur (n.) A sparrow.
Heeler :: Heeler (n.) A cock that strikes well with his heels or spurs.
Spurting :: Spurted (imp. & p. p.) of Spur.
Offset :: Offset (n.) A spur from a range of hills or mountains.
Spurred :: Spurred (a.) Wearing spurs; furnished with a spur or spurs; having shoots like spurs.
Bespurt :: Bespurt (v. t.) To spurt on or over; to asperse.
Spurrier :: Spurrey (n.) See Spurry.
Lauriol :: Lauriol (n.) Spurge laurel.
Hotspur :: Hotspur (a.) Alt. of Hotspurre.
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..
Prick :: Prick (v.) That which pricks, penetrates, or punctures; a sharp and slender thing; a pointed instrument; a goad; a spur, etc.; a point; a skewer..
Free :: Free (superl.) Ready; eager; acting without spurring or whipping; spirited; as, a free horse..
Shin :: Shin (v. i.) To climb a mast, tree, rope, or the like, by embracing it alternately with the arms and legs, without help of steps, spurs, or the like; -- used with up; as, to shin up a mast..
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