Sprit (spr&ibreve_;t), v. t. [Akin to G. spritzen, sprützen. See Sprit, v. i.] To throw out with force from a narrow orifice; to eject; to spurt out. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
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Sprit, n. A shoot; a sprout. [Obs.] Mortimer.
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