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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
sprit
    n 1: a light spar that crosses a fore-and-aft sail diagonally
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Sprit \Sprit\ (spr[i^]t), 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.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Sprit \Sprit\, v. i. [AS. spryttan to sprout, bud. See Sprout,
   v. i., and cf. Spurt, v. t., Sprit a spar.]
   To sprout; to bud; to germinate, as barley steeped for malt.
   [1913 Webster]
4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Sprit \Sprit\, n.
   A shoot; a sprout. [Obs.] --Mortimer.
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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Sprit \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.
   [1913 Webster]
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