heel spurn.

Brit.

/ˈhiːl spəː/, U.S.

/ˈhil ˌspər/

Forms: see heel n.¹ and int. and spur n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: heel n.¹, spur n.¹

Etymology: < heel n.¹ + spur n.¹

†1. The heel of the foot. Obsolete.In quots. in figurative contexts.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > extremities > foot > [noun] > heel of

heeleOE

heel spureOE

hoc1000

lark-heel1865

rearfoot1935

eOE (Mercian) Vespasian Psalter (1965) lv. 6 (7) Inhabitabunt et abscondent, ipsi calcaneum meum obseruabunt : ineardiað & ahydað hie helspuran [lOE Canterbury Psalter sporetengæ uel hælspuran] mine haldað.

a1400 Psalter (Vesp.) xlviii. 5 in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1896) II. 180 (MED) Wiknes of mi helespor [L. calcanei] sal vmgiue me ai.

2. A spiked device attached to the heel of a horse rider's boot; = spur n.¹ 1a.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > [noun] > art of horse-riding > use of hands and legs > using spurs > spur

spurc725

Ripon1631

heel spur1687

prick spur1688

Brummagem1823

goad spur1838

boot-spur1847

tormentor1875

1687 E. Ravenscroft Titus Andronicus Prol. sig. A3^v Prepare to gallop down on Smithfield Titts,..Equip'd with the Heel-Spur and Spatter-dash.

1804 Caledonian Mercury 19 July (advt.) Military Buttons, new fancy Heel Spurs.

1855 Daily News 23 Apr. 4/6 These [sc. Napoleon boots]—with hunting-spurs buckled on, and not heel spurs fastened, as at present—would be found an immense improvement.

1911 A. L. Haydon Trooper Police Austral. iii. 40 A peakless round pill-box cap..and high boots with heel spurs, completed the dress.

1942 Billboard 26 Dec. 37/2 He still has the old heel spur that was on General Custer's boot when it was found in the ashes on the battleground.

2014 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 2 June hs 8 A handful of medieval objects—a cross pendant, a heel spur and a stirrup—which are thought to have been discarded by retreating English cavalry.

3. A pointed process or projection on the heel of certain male animals. Also: the hind toe (hallux) of a gamecock (cf. heel n.¹ 2a(c)). Cf. spur n.¹ 5a.

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the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [noun] > toe or claw

clawa700

toec1386

palma1425

pawc1440

talon1486

spur1548

heel1631

heel spur1871

pinion-claw1884

bird claw1889

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [noun] > paw or foot > growth on foot

argotc1400

heel spur1871

1871 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 1869–70 11 159 A[meiva] plei..with twelve ventral series of scales, no heel spurs, and one frontal plate.

1890 G. Townsend Friend & Foe from Field & Forest 178 The heel-spurs are long, extending one-third of the distance between the heel and the tip of the tail.

1920 Urol. & Cutaneous Rev. 24 676/2 The male monotreme has the heel spur.

1980 E. S. Ayensu Jungles 100/1 Two males will fight with intense ferocity, leaping into the air and slashing out with their backwardly projecting heel-spurs.

2012 N.Y. Times 31 Jan. d1 The male duck-billed platypus infuses its heel spurs with a cobralike poison.

2016 P. Schissel in T. Evens et al. Reflecting on Reflexivity vi. 150 This same thin white athletic tape is used before a Thai cockfight to cover the sharp heel spurs of each fighting cock.

4. An abnormal bony outgrowth from a person's heel bone (calcaneus). Cf. spur n.¹ 5b.

ΚΠ

1917 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 8 Sept. 771/2 Attention is, of course, given to any operative need the case may present, such as heel-spurs, and to proper balance.

1977 J. F. Fixx Compl. Bk. Running xiv. 187 Heel spur. Without an Xray, it is difficult to distinguish this, a bony growth on the heelbone, from plantar fasciitis.

1988 Weekend Financial Times p. xxiv An operation for a painful heel spur awaits her.

2013 Wall St. Jrnl. 17 Sept. d1/3 Long-distance running can cause overuse problems like heel spurs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	heel spur
释义	heel spurn. Brit. /ˈhiːl spəː/, U.S. /ˈhil ˌspər/ Forms: see heel n.¹ and int. and spur n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: heel n.¹, spur n.¹ Etymology: < heel n.¹ + spur n.¹ †1. The heel of the foot. Obsolete.In quots. in figurative contexts. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > extremities > foot > [noun] > heel of heeleOE heel spureOE hoc1000 lark-heel1865 rearfoot1935 eOE (Mercian) Vespasian Psalter (1965) lv. 6 (7) Inhabitabunt et abscondent, ipsi calcaneum meum obseruabunt : ineardiað & ahydað hie helspuran [lOE Canterbury Psalter sporetengæ uel hælspuran] mine haldað. a1400 Psalter (Vesp.) xlviii. 5 in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1896) II. 180 (MED) Wiknes of mi helespor [L. calcanei] sal vmgiue me ai. 2. A spiked device attached to the heel of a horse rider's boot; = spur n.¹ 1a. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > [noun] > art of horse-riding > use of hands and legs > using spurs > spur spurc725 Ripon1631 heel spur1687 prick spur1688 Brummagem1823 goad spur1838 boot-spur1847 tormentor1875 1687 E. Ravenscroft Titus Andronicus Prol. sig. A3^v Prepare to gallop down on Smithfield Titts,..Equip'd with the Heel-Spur and Spatter-dash. 1804 Caledonian Mercury 19 July (advt.) Military Buttons, new fancy Heel Spurs. 1855 Daily News 23 Apr. 4/6 These [sc. Napoleon boots]—with hunting-spurs buckled on, and not heel spurs fastened, as at present—would be found an immense improvement. 1911 A. L. Haydon Trooper Police Austral. iii. 40 A peakless round pill-box cap..and high boots with heel spurs, completed the dress. 1942 Billboard 26 Dec. 37/2 He still has the old heel spur that was on General Custer's boot when it was found in the ashes on the battleground. 2014 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 2 June hs 8 A handful of medieval objects—a cross pendant, a heel spur and a stirrup—which are thought to have been discarded by retreating English cavalry. 3. A pointed process or projection on the heel of certain male animals. Also: the hind toe (hallux) of a gamecock (cf. heel n.¹ 2a(c)). Cf. spur n.¹ 5a. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [noun] > toe or claw clawa700 toec1386 palma1425 pawc1440 talon1486 spur1548 heel1631 heel spur1871 pinion-claw1884 bird claw1889 the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [noun] > paw or foot > growth on foot argotc1400 heel spur1871 1871 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 1869–70 11 159 A[meiva] plei..with twelve ventral series of scales, no heel spurs, and one frontal plate. 1890 G. Townsend Friend & Foe from Field & Forest 178 The heel-spurs are long, extending one-third of the distance between the heel and the tip of the tail. 1920 Urol. & Cutaneous Rev. 24 676/2 The male monotreme has the heel spur. 1980 E. S. Ayensu Jungles 100/1 Two males will fight with intense ferocity, leaping into the air and slashing out with their backwardly projecting heel-spurs. 2012 N.Y. Times 31 Jan. d1 The male duck-billed platypus infuses its heel spurs with a cobralike poison. 2016 P. Schissel in T. Evens et al. Reflecting on Reflexivity vi. 150 This same thin white athletic tape is used before a Thai cockfight to cover the sharp heel spurs of each fighting cock. 4. An abnormal bony outgrowth from a person's heel bone (calcaneus). Cf. spur n.¹ 5b. ΚΠ 1917 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 8 Sept. 771/2 Attention is, of course, given to any operative need the case may present, such as heel-spurs, and to proper balance. 1977 J. F. Fixx Compl. Bk. Running xiv. 187 Heel spur. Without an Xray, it is difficult to distinguish this, a bony growth on the heelbone, from plantar fasciitis. 1988 Weekend Financial Times p. xxiv An operation for a painful heel spur awaits her. 2013 Wall St. Jrnl. 17 Sept. d1/3 Long-distance running can cause overuse problems like heel spurs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.eOE
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