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Definition of 'sprit'

English

Etymology 1

(etyl) spr?ot

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (nautical) A spar between mast and upper outer corner of a spritsail on sailing boats.
  • A shoot; a sprout.
  • (Mortimer)

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To sprout; to bud; to germinate, as barley steeped for malt.
  • Etymology 2

    Akin to (etyl) spritzen.

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To throw out with force from a narrow orifice; to eject; to spurt out.
  • (Sir Thomas Browne)

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    Similar to 'sprit'

    spirit, sprout, sport, spurt, sprat, spirt, savart