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1. (n.) sprit
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME spret, OE sprēot, c. MD, MLG spr(i)et)
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1. (noun) sprit
a light spar that crosses a fore-and-aft sail diagonally
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1. (noun) sprit
a shoot; a sprout
2. (verb) sprit
to throw out with force from a narrow orifice; to eject; to spurt out
3. (verb) sprit
to sprout; to bud; to germinate, as barley steeped for malt
4. (verb) sprit
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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