3. (Mining)
Defn: A body of coal left to sustain an overhanding mass.
SPURNER
Spurn"er, n.
Defn: One who spurns.
SPURN-WATER
Spurn"-wa`ter, n. (Naut.)
Defn: A channel at the end of a deck to restrain the water.
SPURRED
Spurred, a.
1. Wearing spurs; furnished with a spur or spurs; having shoots like spurs.
2. Affected with spur, or ergot; as, spurred rye. Spurred corolla (Bot.), a corolla in which there are one or more petals with a spur.
SPURRER
Spur"rer, n.