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n. Nautical A pole that extends diagonally across a fore-and-aft sail from the lower part of the mast to the peak of the sail.

n. Nautical A bowsprit.

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

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

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

n. A shoot; a sprout.

n. A small boom, pole, or spar, which crosses the sail of a boat diagonally from the mast to the upper aftmost corner, which it is used to extend and elevate.

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

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

n. A sprout; a shoot.

n. A stick; a pole; especially, a boatman's pole.

n. Nautical:

n. A small pole, spar, or boom which crosses the sail of a boat diagonally from the mast to the upper aftmost corner, which it is used to extend and elevate.

n. The bowsprit.

n. A rush: same as sprat, 1.

n. See the quotation.

To split.

n. a light spar that crosses a fore-and-aft sail diagonally

"The sprit is a long pole, one end of which is fixed to the lowest _innermost_ corner, near the mast, and the other end extending to the highest _outermost_ corner; thus it lies diagonally across the sail."

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eject    sprout    bud    shoot    poll   

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