Spoor Definition

spo͝or
spoors
noun
The track or trail of an animal, esp. of a wild animal hunted as game.
Webster's New World
The footprints or other signs left by an animal or person, considered as a group.
Found fresh spoor.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
verb
To trace or track by a spoor.
Webster's New World

Origin of Spoor

  • From Afrikaans, from Dutch spoor, akin to Old English and Old Norse spor (whence Danish spor).

    From Wiktionary

  • Afrikaans from Middle Dutch sperə- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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