Definition of spoor
spoor
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1 : a track, a trail, a scent, or droppings especially of a wild animal
2 : a trace by which the progress of someone or something may be followed
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Origin and Etymology of spoor
Afrikaans, from Dutch; akin to Old English spor footprint, spoor, spurnan to kick — more at spurn
First Known Use: 1823
spoor
Definition of spoor
transitive verb
: to track by a spoor
intransitive verb
: to track something by its spoor
1850
First Known Use of spoor
1850
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