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
spoor (usually uncountable, plural spoors)
The track, trail, droppings or scent of an animal
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
• proso, roops, sopor, sporo-
Spoor (plural Spoors)
A surname.
• 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.
• 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
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
