| Pronunciation: | | sprit
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| | Definition: | | [n] a light spar that crosses a fore-and-aft sail diagonally |
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| | See Also: | | spar, spritsail |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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.
\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.
\Sprit\, n.
A shoot; a sprout. [Obs.] --Mortimer.
\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.
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