Category:Sprit

Sprit, v. t. Etym: [akin to g. spritzen, sprützen. See sprit, v. i.]

Defn: to throw out with force from a narrow orifice; to eject; to Spurt out. [obs.] Sir t. Browne.

Sprit Sprit, v. i. Etym: [as. spryttan to sprout, but. See sprout, v. i., And cf. Spurt, v. t., Sprit a spar.]

Defn: to sprout; to bud; to germinate, as barley steeped for malt.

Sprit Sprit, n.

Defn: a shoot; a sprout. [obs.] Mortimer.

Sprit 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.)

Defn: 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.