SPRIT

sprit

Noun

  1. A spar between mast and upper outer corner of a spritsail on sailing boats.
  2. A shoot; a sprout.

Verb

  1. To sprout; to bud; to germinate, as barley steeped for malt.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To throw out with force from a narrow orifice; to eject; to spurt out.


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