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Word of the Day for Wednesday, July 14, 2010 spoor \SPOHR\, noun: 1. A track or trail, esp. that of a wild animal pursued as game. verb: 1. To track by or follow a spoor. In all cases, however, a spoor is to be worked out like a problem, and requires as much brain- work as many equations, and far more original talent and observation. -- William Chambers and Robert Chambers, Chambers's journal, Volumes 39-40 There are occasions in a hunter's experience when a spoor begins hot and true and then fades. -- Wilbur Smith, A Sparrow Falls Spoor derives from the Afrikaans word for trace. It is related to spurn. Read the full entry | See synonyms | Comment on today's word | Suggest tomorrow's word Yesterday's word | Previous words | Help
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