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formality; scholastic doctrines or philosophy. The spirit of the old scholasticism . . . spurned laborious investigation and slow induction. J. P. Smith.

Having imperfect or spurious septa.

, or the like, by embracing it alternately with the arms and legs, without help of steps, spurs, or the like; -- used with up; as, to shin up a mast. [Slang]

in front like a shovel, - - worn by some clergy of the English Church. [Colloq.] -- Shovelspur (Zoöl.), a flat, horny process on the tarsus of some toads, -- used in burrowing. -- Steam shovel, a machine with a scoop or scoops, operated by a steam engine, for excavating earth, as in making railway cuttings.…

The tendency to separate readily into parts by spurious articulations, as the pods of tick trefoil.

To strike with the feet or spurs, as cocks do.

iral; like a spiral. Spiral gear, or Spiral wheel (Mach.), a gear resembling in general a spur gear, but having its teeth cut at an angle with its axis, or so that they form small portions of screws or spirals. -- Spiral gearing, a kind of gearing sometimes used in light machinery, in which spiral gears, instead of be…

Same as Spurt.

To throw out with force from a narrow orifice; to eject; to spurt out. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

A kind of larkspur (Delphinium Staphysagria), and its seeds, which are violently purgative and emetic. They are used as a parasiticide, and in the East for poisoning fish.

audulently substituted for something else; not being what is purports to be; not genuine; spurious; counterfeit; as, a supposititious child; a supposititious writing. Bacon.

The edible fruit of an East Indian tree (Baccaurea Malayana) of the Spurge family. It somewhat resembles an apple.

The South American lapwing (Vanellus Cayennensis). Its wings are furnished with short spurs. Called also Cayenne lapwing.

s thorns; especially, any species of the genus Cratægus, as the hawthorn, whitethorn, cockspur thorn.

Of or pertaining to a pipe or flute. Tibial spur (Zoöl.), a spine frequently borne on the tibia of insects. See Illust. under Coleoptera.

Any kind of spurge, esp. Euphorbia Cyparissias.

To treat as trash, or worthless matter; hence, to spurn, humiliate, or crush. [Obs.]

Spurge nettle. See under Nettle.

Devoid of truth; dishonest; dishonest; spurious; faithless. -- Truth"less*ness, n.

A kind of spurge (Euphorbia Helioscopia).