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forespurs

forespurs is the plural of forespur.

Meaning of forespur

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

Questions about forespurs

What is forespurs the plural of?
Forespurs is the plural of forespur.

Words near forespurs in the dictionary

  1. forespring
  2. foresprings
  3. forespur
  4. forespurrer
  5. forespurrers
  6. forespurs
  7. forest
  8. forest batis
  9. forest batises
  10. Forest Brother
  11. Forest Brothers

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