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Springal
Pronunciation : Spring"al, Spring"ald, Spring"all
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Scot. springald, springel, fr. Scot. & E. spring.]
Definition : Defn: An active, springly young man. [Obs.] "There came two springals of full tender years." Spenser. Joseph, when he was sold to Potiphar, that great man, was a fair young springall. Latimer.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Spring"al
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OF. espringale; of Teutonic origin, akin to E. spring.]
Definition : Defn: An ancient military engine for casting stones and arrows by means of a spring.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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