sprit

English

noun
Definitions
  • (nautical) A spar between mast and upper outer corner of a spritsail on sailing boats.
  • A shoot; a sprout.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English sprēot (pike, spear, pole) inherited from Proto-Germanic *sprut-.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*sprut-

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