sprit

noun

  1. 1

    A spar between mast and upper outer corner of a spritsail on sailing boats.

  2. 2

    A shoot; a sprout.

verb

  1. 1

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

verb

  1. 1

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

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