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Definition of Sprack
1. a. Quick; lively; alert.
Definition of Sprack
1. Adjective. (UK dialectal) lively, full of energy ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sprack
1. vigorous [adj] - See also: vigorous
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sprack
Literary usage of Sprack
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Glossary of Northamptonshire Words and Phrases by Anne Elizabeth Baker (1854)
"Steevens observes, "Sprag is used in the neighbourhood of Bath, where it signifies
ready, alert, sprightly, and is pronounced as if written sprack;" and in ..."
2. The Vision of William Concerning Piers the Plowman: In Three Parallel Texts by William Langland, Walter William Skeat (1886)
"Halliwell also gives—' Sprag, the same as sprack, quick, lively, active. West.'
Our common word spark, in the sense of a gay fellow, is also merely the ..."
3. Longman's Magazine by Charles James Longman (1902)
"This year mackerel came early and were less plentiful. There are several entries
concerning them. 'May 20.—John and I and Robert sprack carried 1600 ..."
4. A Glossary of Words Used in the County of Wiltshire by George Edward Dartnell, Edward Hungerford Goddard (1893)
"N. & SW ' He had picked up a few words and phrases with which he sometimes "
bothered " his neighbours, who thought Jem " a mortal sprack chap" ; but in ..."
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