sprit

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Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Nautical.

a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.

sprit

/ sprɪt /

nautical a light spar pivoted at the mast and crossing a fore-and-aft quadrilateral sail diagonally to the peak

Origin of sprit¹

before 900; Middle English spret, Old English sprēot; cognate with Dutch, German Spriet; akin to sprout

Origin of sprit¹

Old English spreot; related to Old High German spriuzen to support, Dutch spriet sprit, Norwegian sprӯta

She felt sure his sprit approved when she married her lover last year.

“It goes against the whole sprit of the Constitution,” King says of the effort to undo Obamacare.

The Story of Anvil, which was voted Best Documentary at the Independent Sprit Awards.

They had already made a step and sprit, and, with a calico sail hoisted, the frail craft ran before a light breeze.

The sight of the cross on the bow-sprit delighted the natives and assured the travellers of a hearty welcome.

I shall rig a new sprit; there's the boat-hook, which will make a very good one; it is just the right length.

First he repaired the worn-out sail, then made a new sprit, and refitted the tiller to the rudder head.

The goodwife was stirring the soup, and the goodman plaiting sprit-binnings for the cows.

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