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# sprit

noun (sprits)

«sprit» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (old use) A sprit is a thin, stiff stalk of rush or reed, used to tie things, such as halters for cattle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sprit/#m1)
2. (sailing) A sprit is a pole that slants across a sail. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sprit/#m2)

### In the lessons

in the tales, the rushes a farmer plaits into ties for his cows

### Examples

- The goodman was plaiting sprit-binnings for the cows. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sprit/#x1)
- Binnings are halters for cattle made of sprit or rushes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sprit/#x2)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sprit» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sprit/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sprit» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sprit.html) on Mova free.