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Definition of Sprit
1. Noun. A light spar that crosses a fore-and-aft sail diagonally.
Definition of Sprit
1. v. t. To throw out with force from a narrow orifice; to eject; to spurt out.
2. v. i. To sprout; to bud; to germinate, as barley steeped for malt.
3. n. A shoot; a sprout.
4. n. A small boom, pole, or spar, which crosses the sail of a boat diagonally from the mast to the upper aftmost corner, which it is used to extend and elevate.
Definition of Sprit
1. a ship's spar [n -S]