spoor

 
Pronunciation: /spʊə, spɔː/

noun

  • the track or scent of an animal: they searched around the hut for a spoor [mass noun]: the trail is marked by wolf spoor
  • South African the track of a wagon or motor vehicle.

verb

[with object]
  • follow the track or scent of (an animal or person): taking the spear, he set off to spoor the man

Derivatives

spoorer

noun

Origin:

early 19th century: from Afrikaans, from Middle Dutch spor, of Germanic origin