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Pronunciation : Sprit
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Akin to G. spritzen, spr?tzen. See Sprit, v. i.]
Definition : Defn: To throw out with force from a narrow orifice; to eject; to spurt out. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Sprit
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [AS. spryttan to sprout, but. See Sprout, v. i., and cf. Spurt, v. t., Sprit a spar.]
Definition : Defn: To sprout; to bud; to germinate, as barley steeped for malt.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Sprit
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A shoot; a sprout. [Obs.] Mortimer.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Sprit
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. spret, AS. spre?t a sprit; spear; akin to D. spriet, and E. sprout, sprit, v.t. & i. See Sprout, v. i.] (Naut.)
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913