|
|
Definition of Springe
1. n. A noose fastened to an elastic body, and drawn close with a sudden spring, whereby it catches a bird or other animal; a gin; a snare.
2. v. t. To catch in a springe; to insnare.
3. v. t. To sprinkle; to scatter.
Definition of Springe
1. Noun. (obsolete) snare ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Springe
1. to catch with a type of snare [v SPRINGED, SPRINGEING, SPRINGES]
Medical Definition of Springe
1. A noose fastened to an elastic body, and drawn close with a sudden spring, whereby it catches a bird or other animal; a gin; a snare. "As a woodcock to mine own springe." (Shak) Origin: From Spring,: cf. G. Sprenkel, Prov. E. Springle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Springe
Literary usage of Springe
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1850)
"Nominale MS. NBVB. A nephew. Also, a spendthrift, NETTLE-HOUSE. A Jakes. North.
NETTLE-springe. The nettle-rash. Eatt. NETT-UP. Exhausted with cold. ..."
2. Herodotus by Herodotus (1828)
"It is of a black soil, abounding in springe, and never troubled with drought.
It rains in this part of Africa, but the rains, though violent, ..."
3. Systematic Theology: A Compendium and Commonplace=book ... for the Use of by Augustus Hopkins Strong (1907)
"AJ Gordon, Ministry of the Spirit, 101 —"The Jordan Is the fitting symbol of our
natural life, rising In a lofty elevation, und from puru springe, ..."
Other Resources:
