sprit
/S P R IY1/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
- 1
To throw out with force from a narrow orifice; to eject; to spurt out.
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