SPRAWLS

Verb

sprawls

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sprawl

Noun

sprawls pl (plural only)

(UK, dialect) Small branches of a tree; twigs; sprays.

Source: Wiktionary


Sprawls, n. pl.

Definition: Small branches of a tree; twigs; sprays. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

SPRAWL

Sprawl (sprall), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sprawled (spralld); p. pr. & vb. n. Sprawling.] Etym: [OE. spraulen; cf. Sw. sprattla to sprawl, dial. Sw. spralla, Dan. spælle, sprælde, D. spartelen, spertelen, to flounder, to struggle.]

1. To spread and stretch the body or limbs carelessly in a horizontal position; to lie with the limbs stretched out ungracefully.

2. To spread irregularly, as vines, plants, or tress; to spread ungracefully, as chirography.

3. To move, when lying down, with awkward extension and motions of the limbs; to scramble in creeping. The birds were not fledged; but upon sprawling and struggling to get clear of the flame, down they tumbled. L'Estrange.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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