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forespur

forespur noun: a spur positioned at the fore, or facing forward.

Noun

forespur (plural forespurs)

  1. A spur positioned at the fore, or facing forward.
    • The tibial comb or forespur, on the front pair of legs, has about 65 teeth, stiff and elastic, and is deftly fitted into the tarsus opposite, which has about 45 coarser teeth.1914, Joshua Hughes Paul, Out of doors in the west
    • The main joint at his forespur kept slipping each time he tried to unfold it. Nilrasha stifled a sob. "I'm sorry, Ru. But it doesn't matter. Your wings are uncased." She began to lick his wounds. By hooking the wing tip in a crack on the balcony and ...2007, E. E. Knight, Dragon Outcast - Page 246

Forms of forespur

pluralforespurs

Origin of forespur

From fore- + spur.

Questions about forespur

What does forespur mean?
Forespur means a spur positioned at the fore, or facing forward.
What part of speech is forespur?
Forespur is a noun.
What is the plural of forespur?
The plural of forespur is forespurs.

Words near forespur in the dictionary

  1. forespore
  2. forespores
  3. forespread
  4. forespring
  5. foresprings
  6. forespur
  7. forespurrer
  8. forespurrers
  9. forespurs
  10. forest
  11. forest batis

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