sprent (third-person singular simple present sprents, present participle sprenting, simple past and past participle sprented)
(intransitive, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To leap; bound; move quickly; dart
sprent
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of springe
sprent (comparative more sprent, superlative most sprent)
(archaic) sprinkled
• pernts
Source: Wiktionary
Sprent, obs.
Definition: p. p. of Sprenge. Sprinkled. All the ground with purple blood was sprent. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
