Talk:spur

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RFV discussion[edit]

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Sense #5: "roots". Anything backing this up? It's not mentioned at dictionary.com... -- Jokes Free4Me 20:26, 27 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes: the Shakespeare quotation backs it up. —RuakhTALK 15:22, 5 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Striking.RuakhTALK 15:22, 5 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I still fail to see how some usage backs up an assertion about the word's meaning. But if it's okay with the community, i don't mind much. :-) -- Jokes Free4Me 01:40, 28 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]