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spoor

American  
[spoor, spawr, spohr] / spʊər, spɔr, spoʊr /

noun

  1. a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to track by or follow a spoor.

spoor British  
/ spʊə, spɔː /

noun

  1. the trail of an animal or person, esp as discernible to the human eye

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verb

  1. to track (an animal) by following its trail

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Other Word Forms

  • spoorer noun

Etymology

Origin of spoor

1815–25; < Afrikaans spoor < Dutch; cognate with Old English, Old Norse spor, German Spur; speer

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