springe

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /spɹɪnd͡ʒ/

Verb

springe (springes, present participle springing; past springed, past participle springed)

1. (obsolete) To sprinkle; to scatter.

   • He would sowen some difficulty, / Or springen cockle in our cleane corn.

2. (transitive) To catch in a springe; to ensnare.

Noun

springe (plural springes)

1. (obsolete) A snare.
   • 1602 : Hamlet by William Shakespeare, act 1 scene 3 line 114

     Ay, springes to catch woodcocks

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