SPRIT

sprit

(noun) a light spar that crosses a fore-and-aft sail diagonally

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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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

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Sprit, v. t. Etym: [Akin to G. spritzen, sprützen. 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. spreót 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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