Defn: A purging. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
SPURIOUS
Spu"ri*ous, a. Etym: [L. spurius.]
1. Not proceeding from the true source, or from the source pretended; not genuine; false; adulterate.
2. Not legitimate; bastard; as, spurious issue. "Her spurious firstborn." Milton. Spurious primary, or Spurious quill (Zoöl.), the first, or outer, primary quill when rudimentary or much reduced in size, as in certain singing birds. — Spurious wing (Zoöl.), the bastard wing, or alula.
Syn.
— Counterfeit; false; adulterate; supposititious; fictitious;
bastard.
— Spu"ri*ous*ly, adv.
— Spu"ri*ous*ness, n.
SPURLESS
Spur"less, a.
Defn: Having no spurs.
SPURLING
Spur"ling, n. Etym: [See Sparling.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A tern. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Tusser.
SPURLING-LINE Spur"ling-line`, n. Etym: [Cf. Prov. E. spurling the rut of a wheel, a cart rut, AS. spor a track, trace, E. spoor. Scot. spurl to sprawl.] (Naut.)