north. dial. [app. a metathetic var. of SPURN sb.2 1 b.] (See quot. 1828.) Also attrib. in sprun-vein.
1737. Bracken, Farriery Impr. (1756), I. 338. Bleeding in the Sprun-Vein.
1828. Carr, Craven Gloss., Sprun, 1. The fore part of a horse’s hoof. 2. A sharp piece of iron fixed to the fore point of a horse’s shoe to prevent him slipping.
