- cock|spur
- cock|spur «KOK SPUR», noun.1. the spur of a cock.2. a North American hawthorn with long, sharp thorns, sometimes cultivated as an ornamental shrub; cockspur thorn.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Spur — Spur, n. [OE. spure, spore, AS. spura, spora; akin to D. spoor, G. sporn, OHG. sporo, Icel. spori, Dan. spore, Sw. sporre, and to AS. spor a trace, footstep, spyrian to trace, track, examine, and E. spurn. [root]171. Cf. {Sparrow}, {Spere},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spur fowl — Spur Spur, n. [OE. spure, spore, AS. spura, spora; akin to D. spoor, G. sporn, OHG. sporo, Icel. spori, Dan. spore, Sw. sporre, and to AS. spor a trace, footstep, spyrian to trace, track, examine, and E. spurn. [root]171. Cf. {Sparrow}, {Spere},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spur gear — Spur Spur, n. [OE. spure, spore, AS. spura, spora; akin to D. spoor, G. sporn, OHG. sporo, Icel. spori, Dan. spore, Sw. sporre, and to AS. spor a trace, footstep, spyrian to trace, track, examine, and E. spurn. [root]171. Cf. {Sparrow}, {Spere},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spur gearing — Spur Spur, n. [OE. spure, spore, AS. spura, spora; akin to D. spoor, G. sporn, OHG. sporo, Icel. spori, Dan. spore, Sw. sporre, and to AS. spor a trace, footstep, spyrian to trace, track, examine, and E. spurn. [root]171. Cf. {Sparrow}, {Spere},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spur pepper — Spur Spur, n. [OE. spure, spore, AS. spura, spora; akin to D. spoor, G. sporn, OHG. sporo, Icel. spori, Dan. spore, Sw. sporre, and to AS. spor a trace, footstep, spyrian to trace, track, examine, and E. spurn. [root]171. Cf. {Sparrow}, {Spere},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spur wheel — Spur Spur, n. [OE. spure, spore, AS. spura, spora; akin to D. spoor, G. sporn, OHG. sporo, Icel. spori, Dan. spore, Sw. sporre, and to AS. spor a trace, footstep, spyrian to trace, track, examine, and E. spurn. [root]171. Cf. {Sparrow}, {Spere},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spur — /spɜ / (say sper) noun 1. a pointed device attached to a rider s boot heel, for goading a horse onwards, etc. 2. anything that goads, impels, or urges to action or speed. 3. something projecting, and resembling or suggesting a spur. 4. a sharp… …
spur — n. & v. n. 1 a device with a small spike or a spiked wheel worn on a rider s heel for urging a horse forward. 2 a stimulus or incentive. 3 a spur shaped thing, esp.: a a projection from a mountain or mountain range. b a branch road or railway. c… … Useful english dictionary
spur — 1. noun a) A rigid implement, often roughly y shaped, that is fixed to ones heel for purpose of prodding a horse. Often worn by, and emblematic of, the cowboy or the knight.. Lives he, good uncle? thrice within this hour I saw him down; thrice up … Wiktionary
cock — 1. Fowl. Moa kāne, ouo; moa mahi (fighting); moa kākala (with sharp spurs). See saying, pūkō. ♦ Sharp spurs of a fighting cock, kākala, kākala pī ka wai ♦ To act the part of a cock, momoa, moamoa. ♦ When the cock s spur is sharp and… … English-Hawaiian dictionary