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noun
1.
a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
2.
to track by or follow a spoor.
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Spoorer
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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Origin:
1815–25; < Afrikaans spoor < Dutch; cognate with Old English, Old Norse spor, German Spur; compare speer
1815–25; < Afrikaans spoor < Dutch; cognate with Old English, Old Norse spor, German Spur; compare speer
Related forms
spoor·er, noun
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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).
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