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sprit |
5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sprit \Sprit\, v. t. [Akin to G. spritzen, spr["u]tzen. See {Sprit}, v. i.] To throw out with force from a narrow orifice; to eject; to spurt out [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sprit \Sprit\, v. i. [AS. spryttan to sprout, but See {Sprout}, v. i., and cf {Spurt}, v. t., Sprit a spar.] To sprout; to bud; to germinate, as barley steeped for malt. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sprit \Sprit\, n. [OE. spret, AS spre['o]t a sprit; spear; akin to D. spriet, and E. sprout, sprit, v.t. & i. See {Sprout}, v. i.] (Naut.) 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sprit \Sprit\, n. A shoot; a sprout. [Obs.] --Mortimer. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sprit n : a light spar that crosses a fore-and-aft sail diagonally
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