spur pruning (sperproning)

A mode of pruning trees by which one or two eyes of the previous year's wood are left and the rest cut off, so as to leave spurs or short rods. Compare spur - system, under spur. spurred (spèrd), a. [ Spurred butterfly-pea. See peal. - Spurred chameleon, Chameleon calcifer. - Spurred corolla. See со roll a. Spurred gentian. See gentian. - Spurred rye. See ryel and ergot, Spurred tree-frog or tree-toad, spurrer (spér'er), n. 1. One who uses spurs. -2. Somebody or something that incites or urges on. Polypedetes eques, of Ceylon, having a calcar. I doubt you want a spurrer -on to exercise and to amusements. Swift , To Pope, July 16, 1728. spurrey, n . See spurry2 . spurrier (spėr'ièr), n. [Early mod. E. also sporyor; -ier1 .] One whose occupation is the making of spurs. Ods so, my spurrier ! put them on, boy, quickly. B. Jonson, Staple of News, i. 1. IMG:content-1875.jpg:[ocr errors] STMIRABILE IMG:content-1876.jpg:[ocr errors] SIJSE Reverse. rie, spurie, speurie, spurrie, D. spurrie, spurry; cf. G. spör gel, spergel (> Sw. Dan.spergel), Spur-royal of James I.- British Museum. (Size of the original.) Cotgrave.