Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To spring up; germinate.
- To spring forward or outward.
- Active; vigorous; strong; lively; brisk.
- noun A leap; a spring; a convulsive struggle.
- noun A steep ascent in a road.
- noun Anything short and not easily bent, as a stiff curl.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb obsolete To spring up; to germinate; to spring forward or outward.
- intransitive verb [Local, U.S.] to draw one's self up suddenly, as in anger or defiance; to bristle up.
- noun obsolete Anything short and stiff.
- noun Obs. or Prov. Eng. A leap; a spring.
- noun Prov. Eng. A steep ascent in a road.
- adjective obsolete Active; lively; vigorous.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb obsolete To
spring up ; togerminate . - noun obsolete any
short ,stiff object. - adjective obsolete
Active ;lively ;vigorous .
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bujinin commented on the word sprunt
another fun reproductive activity rendered obsolete by industrial agriculture. i guess the modern equivalent is internet dating? now that's a needle in the haystack operation
July 19, 2012
willicuss commented on the word sprunt
Another antiquated meaning unlikely to be on the internet and only in a few old dictionaries is to 'chase girls around among the hail bales after dark'.
December 24, 2012
bilby commented on the word sprunt
Hail bales? It's raining straw, hallelujah!
December 25, 2012
ruzuzu commented on the word sprunt
Hell's bells!
December 25, 2012