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Definition of Springalds
1. springald [n] - See also: springald
Lexicographical Neighbors of Springalds
Literary usage of Springalds
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by Folklore Society (Great Britain) (1902)
"With springalds, stanes, and gads of .-/t>», Among them fast he threw . ...
Stones on springalds they did cast out so fast And goads of iron made many grone ..."
2. London Past and Present: Its History, Associations, and Traditions by Henry B. Wheatley, Peter Cunningham (1891)
"... near the Tower of London, there are 7 springalds [instruments for casting
stones, arrows, etc. ... Also 8 bowes of ash for the same springalds. ..."
3. Norfolk Archaeology, Or, Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to the Antiquities of (1907)
"Except, therefore, at one point exposed to special peril the springalds were
evenly placed in pairs along the wall. Let us compare with this any supposed ..."
4. Transactions of the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society by Middlesex Local History Council (1870)
"... (probably a fortified house for depositing the arms belonging to the City),
near the Tower of London, there are 7 springalds (cross-bows) and 380 ..."
5. Sir Walter Scott and the Border Minstrelsy by Andrew Lang (1910)
"Scott saw the real meaning of this nonsense, and read— With springalds, stones,
and gads o' airn. In his preface he says that many words in the 1 Further ..."
6. The Scotsman's Library: Being a Collection of Anecdotes and Facts by James Mitchell (1825)
"With springalds atones and galds of iron, Among them first he threw, ...
The springalds were large cross bows which threw stones, beams, and huge darts. ..."
7. Much Ado about Nothing by William Shakespeare (2001)
"... young springalds of that day, if we knew their lives Ultimately enough. — ED.]
Hunter sums up as follows : ' what I contend for is this : that the poet ..."
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