spurgall
English
Alternative forms
spur-gall
Etymology
Noun
spurgall (plural spurgalls)
- A gall caused by use of the spur.
Verb
spurgall (third-person singular simple present spurgalls, present participle spurgalling, simple past and past participle spurgalled)
- (obsolete, transitive) To gall or wound with a spur.
- (figurative, obsolete) To bother, harass, or insult
References
- “spurgall”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.