sprigs
plural of sprig
Source: Wiktionary
Sprig, n. Etym: [AS. sprec; akin to Icel. sprek a stick. Cf. Spray a branch.]
1. A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray; as, a sprig of laurel or of parsley.
2. A youth; a lad; -- used humorously or in slight disparagement. A sprig whom I remember, with a whey-face and a satchel, not so many years ago. Sir W. Scott.
3. A brad, or nail without a head.
4. (Naut.)
Definition: A small eyebolt ragged or barbed at the point.
Sprig, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sprigged; p. pr. & vb. n. Sprigging.]
Definition: To mark or adorn with the representation of small branches; to work with sprigs; as, to sprig muslin.
Sprig, n. Etym: [AS. sprec; akin to Icel. sprek a stick. Cf. Spray a branch.]
1. A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray; as, a sprig of laurel or of parsley.
2. A youth; a lad; -- used humorously or in slight disparagement. A sprig whom I remember, with a whey-face and a satchel, not so many years ago. Sir W. Scott.
3. A brad, or nail without a head.
4. (Naut.)
Definition: A small eyebolt ragged or barbed at the point.
Sprig, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sprigged; p. pr. & vb. n. Sprigging.]
Definition: To mark or adorn with the representation of small branches; to work with sprigs; as, to sprig muslin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 March 2025
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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.
