Definitions
the trail left by a person or an animal; what the hunter follows in pursuing game
Word origin
Early 19th century, from Afrikaans spoor, from Dutch spoor (“track”).
Used in a sentence
“We all stopped to examine that monstrous spoor. If it were indeed a bird - and what animal could leave such a mark? - its foot was so much larger than an ostrich's that its height upon the same scale must be enormous.”
“Even poor Nobs appeared dejected as we quit the compound and set out upon the well-marked spoor of the abductor.”
“Now he has picked up the spoor of drunken vomit and there is the doll sprawled against a wall, his pants streaked with urine.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Hunter's trail sign”5 letters
02“Animal trail”5 letters
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