sprit

«sprit» in Mova's school dictionary: a thin, stiff stalk of rush or reed, used to tie things… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (sprits)

meaning for a pupil

1) (old use) A sprit is a thin, stiff stalk of rush or reed, used to tie things, such as halters for cattle. tree →

2) (sailing) A sprit is a pole that slants across a sail. tree →

sense 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 →
• Binnings are halters for cattle made of sprit or rushes. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «sprit» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.