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prickspur
[
prik
-spur
]
prick·spur
/
ˈprɪkˌspɜr
/
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[
prik
-spur
]
Show IPA
noun
a
spur
having a single sharp goad or point.
Origin:
1680–90;
prick
+
spur
1
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