spoor (sp r)n. The track or trail of an animal, especially a wild animal. v. spoored, spoor·ing, spoors tr. & intr.v. To track (an animal) by following its spoor or to engage in such tracking. [Afrikaans, from Middle Dutch; see sper  - in Indo-European roots.] |
spoor [spʊə spɔː]
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) the trail of an animal or person, esp as discernible to the human eye
vb
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) to track (an animal) by following its trail
[from Afrikaans, from Middle Dutch spor; related to Old English spor track, Old High German spor; see spur]
spoorer n
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| Noun | 1. | spoor - the trail left by a person or an animal; what the hunter follows in pursuing game; "the hounds followed the fox's spoor" trail - a track or mark left by something that has passed; "there as a trail of blood"; "a tear left its trail on her cheek" |
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