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spʊər
,
spɔr
,
spoʊr
/
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–noun
1.
a track or trail, esp. that of a wild animal pursued as game.
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
2.
to track by or follow a spoor.
Origin:
1815–25;
< Afrik
spoor
< D; c. OE, ON
spor,
G
Spur;
cf.
speer
Related forms:
spoorer,
noun
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spoor
(spŏŏr)
n. The track or trail of an animal, especially a wild animal.
v.
spoored
,
spoor·ing
,
spoors
tr. & intr.v. To track (an animal) by following its spoor or to engage in such tracking.
[Afrikaans, from Middle Dutch; see
sperə-
in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
spoor
"track, trace," 1823, from Afrikaans
spoor,
from M.Du.
spor,
cognate with O.E.
spor
"footprint, track, trace" (see
spurn
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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