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spurgall

spurgall noun: a gall caused by use of the spur.

Noun

spurgall (plural spurgalls)

  1. A gall caused by use of the spur.

Verb

spurgall (third-person singular simple present spurgalls, present participle spurgalling, simple past and past participle spurgalled)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To gall or wound with a spur.
  2. (figuratively, obsolete) To bother, harass, or insult

Forms of spurgall

Noun
pluralspurgalls
Verb
third-person singular presentspurgalls
present participlespurgalling
past participlespurgalled
pastspurgalled

Origin of spurgall

From spur + gall.

Questions about spurgall

What does spurgall mean?
Spurgall means a gall caused by use of the spur.
What part of speech is spurgall?
Spurgall can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of spurgall?
The plural of spurgall is spurgalls.

Words near spurgall in the dictionary

  1. spurdogs
  2. spurflower
  3. spurflowers
  4. spurfowl
  5. spurfowls
  6. spurgall
  7. spurgalled
  8. spurgalling
  9. spurgalls
  10. spurge
  11. spurge laurel

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