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spur

Noun

∙ A rigid implement, often roughly y-shaped, that is fixed to one's heel for the purpose of prodding a horse. Often worn by, and emblematic of, the cowboy or the knight.
∙ Anything that inspires or motivates, as a spur does to a horse.
∙ An appendage or spike pointing rearward, near the foot, for instance that of a rooster.
∙ Any protruding part connected at one end, for instance a highway that extends from another highway into a city.
∙ Roots, tree roots.
∙ A mountain that shoots from another mountain or range and extends some distance in a lateral direction, or at right angles.
∙ A spiked iron worn by seamen upon the bottom of the boot, to enable them to stand upon the carcass of a whale to strip off the blubber.
∙ A brace strengthening a post and some connected part, such as a rafter or crossbeam; a strut. carpentry
∙ The short wooden buttress of a post. architecture
∙ A projection from the round base of a column, occupying the angle of a square plinth upon which the base rests, or bringing the bottom bed of the base to a nearly square form. It is generally carved in leafage. architecture
∙ Ergotized rye or other grain.
∙ A wall in a fortification that crosses a part of a rampart and joins to an inner wall.
∙ A piece of timber fixed on the bilgeways before launching, having the upper ends bolted to the vessel's side. shipbuilding
∙ A curved piece of timber serving as a half to support the deck where a whole beam cannot be placed. shipbuilding
∙ A branch of a vein. mining

Verb

∙ To prod (especially a horse) on the side or flank, with the intent to urge motion or haste, to gig.
∙ To urge or encourage to action, or to a more vigorous pursuit of an object; to incite; to stimulate; to instigate; to impel; to drive.
∙ To put spurs on; as, a spurred boot.

Noun

∙ A sparrow. Scotland
∙ A tern.

Noun

∙ A spurious tone, one that interferes with a signal in a circuit and is often masked underneath that signal. electronics

Noun

∙ The track of an animal, such as an otter; a spoor.

Spur

Noun

∙ someone connected with Tottenham Hotspur FC, as a fan, player, coach etc. soccer

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