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SPRIT
sprit
(noun) a light spar that crosses a fore-and-aft sail diagonally
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
sprit (plural sprits)
(nautical) A spar between mast and upper outer corner of a spritsail on sailing boats.
A shoot; a sprout.
Hyponyms
• (supporting spar in spritsail rig): bowsprit
Verb
sprit (third-person singular simple present sprits, present participle spritting, simple past and past participle spritted)
To sprout; to bud; to germinate, as barley steeped for malt.
Etymology 2
Verb
sprit (third-person singular simple present sprits, present participle spritting, simple past and past participle spritted)
To throw out with force from a narrow orifice; to eject; to spurt out.
Anagrams
• Strip, TRIPS, spirt, stirp, strip, trips
Source: Wiktionary
Sprit, v. t. Etym: [Akin to G. spritzen, sprĂĽtzen. See Sprit, v. i.]
Definition: To throw out with force from a narrow orifice; to eject; to spurt out. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Sprit, v. i. Etym: [AS. spryttan to sprout, but. See Sprout, v. i., and cf. Spurt, v. t., Sprit a spar.]
Definition: To sprout; to bud; to germinate, as barley steeped for malt.
Sprit, n.
Definition: A shoot; a sprout. [Obs.] Mortimer.
Sprit, n. Etym: [OE. spret, AS. spreĂłt a sprit; spear; akin to D. spriet, and E. sprout, sprit, v.t. & i. See Sprout, v. i.] (Naut.)
Definition: A small boom, pole, or spar, which crosses the sail of a boat diagonally from the mast to the upper aftmost corner, which it is used to extend and elevate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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