sprit
Noun

sprit (plural sprits)

  1. (nautical) A spar between mast and upper outer corner of a spritsail on sailing boats.
  2. A shoot; a sprout.
Translations
  • Russian: шпринто́в
Verb

sprit (sprits, present participle spritting; past and past participle spritted)

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

sprit (sprits, present participle spritting; past and past participle spritted)

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



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