the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A noose fastened to an elastic body, and drawn close with a sudden spring, whereby it catches a bird or other animal; a gin; a snare.
v. To catch in a springe; to insnare.
v. To sprinkle; to scatter.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To sprinkle.
n. A noose or snare for catching small game; a gin.
To catch in a springe.
To set springes; catch game by means of springes.
Active; nimble; brisk; agile.
Word Usage
"“Never tell me of your points of honour,” said Touchwood, raising his voice altogether above the general tone of polite conversation — “all humbug, Captain MacTurk — mere hair-traps to springe woodcocks — men of sense break through them.”"