Found 2 items, similar to sprit.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: sprit sprit n : a light spar that crosses a fore-and-aft sail diagonally
English → English (gcide) Definition: Sprit Sprit \Sprit\ (spr[i^]t), v. t. [Akin to G. spritzen, spr["u]tzen. See Sprit, v. i.] To throw out with force from a narrow orifice; to eject; to spurt out. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] Sprit \Sprit\, v. i. [AS. spryttan to sprout, bud. See Sprout, v. i., and cf. Spurt, v. t., Sprit a spar.] To sprout; to bud; to germinate, as barley steeped for malt. [1913 Webster] Sprit \Sprit\, n. A shoot; a sprout. [Obs.] --Mortimer. [1913 Webster] Sprit \Sprit\, n. [OE. spret, AS. spre['o]t a sprit; spear; akin to D. spriet, and E. sprout, sprit, v.t. & i. See Sprout, v. i.] (Naut.) 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. [1913 Webster]