SPRINGAL

Noun

springal (plural springals)

(archaic) Alternative form of springald (“youth”)

Obsolete form of springald.

Anagrams

• Sparling, graplins, sparling

Source: Wiktionary


Spring"al, Spring"ald, Spring"all, a. Etym: [Scot. springald, springel, fr. Scot. & E. spring.]

Definition: An active, springly young man. [Obs.] "There came two springals of full tender years." Spenser. Joseph, when he was sold to Potiphar, that great man, was a fair young springall. Latimer.

Spring"al, n. Etym: [OF. espringale; of Teutonic origin, akin to E. spring.]

Definition: An ancient military engine for casting stones and arrows by means of a spring.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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