

spurs
/spΙz/














noun
A spiked iron worn by seamen upon the bottom of the boot, to enable them to stand upon the carcass of a whale to strip off the blubber.



noun
A projection from the round base of a column, occupying the angle of a square plinth upon which the base rests, or bringing the bottom bed of the base to a nearly square form. It is generally carved in leafage.



noun
A piece of timber fixed on the bilgeways before launching, having the upper ends bolted to the vessel's side.

















