| sprig |
noun |
A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray; as, a sprig of laurel or of parsley., A youth; a lad; — used humorously or in slight disparagement., A brad, or nail without a head., A small eyebolt ragged or barbed at the point., To mark or adorn with the representation of small branches; to work with sprigs; as, to sprig muslin. |
| sprit |
verb i. |
To throw out with force from a narrow orifice; to eject; to spurt out., To sprout; to bud; to germinate, as barley steeped for malt., A shoot; a sprout., 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. |