Definition of Spriggers

1. sprigger [n] - See also: sprigger

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spriggers

sprengel pump
sprent
spreon
spreons
sprew
sprews
sprezzatura
sprezzaturas
sprier
spriest
sprig
sprig tail
sprigged
sprigger
spriggers (current term)
spriggier
spriggiest
sprigging
spriggite
spriggy
spright
sprighted
sprightful
sprightfully
sprightfulness
sprightless
sprightlier
sprightliest
sprightliness

Literary usage of Spriggers

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Ethic of Nature and Its Practical Bearings by David Balsillie (1889)
"... and then the thousands of spriggers would have to take to some other employment. They would have to curtail their purchases for a time at least. ..."

2. The Seething Pot by George A. Birmingham (1906)
"... his wearing Clonfert tweed and having his handkerchiefs embroidered by Clonfert ' spriggers' would secure the success of his hostess's undertakings. ..."

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