Sprit



ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
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.
verb
1.
(INTRANSITIVE) To throw out with force from a narrow orifice; to eject; to spurt out.
2.
(TRANSITIVE) To sprout; to bud; to germinate, as barley steeped for malt.
1.
A shoot, a sprout