SPOOR

spoor

(noun) the trail left by a person or an animal; what the hunter follows in pursuing game; “the hounds followed the fox’s spoor”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

spoor (usually uncountable, plural spoors)

The track, trail, droppings or scent of an animal

Verb

spoor (third-person singular simple present spoors, present participle spooring, simple past and past participle spoored)

(transitive) To track an animal by following its spoor

Anagrams

• proso, roops, sopor, sporo-

Proper noun

Spoor (plural Spoors)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Spoor is the 18550th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1487 individuals. Spoor is most common among White (96.1%) individuals.

Anagrams

• proso, roops, sopor, sporo-

Source: Wiktionary


Spoor, n. Etym: [D. spoor; akin to AS. spor, G. spur, and from the root of E. spur. sq. root171. See Spur.]

Definition: The track or trail of any wild animal; as, the spoor of an elephant; -- used originally by travelers in South Africa.

Spoor, v. i.

Definition: To follow a spoor or trail. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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