Sprit

Part of speech: noun (n.)

A shoot; a sprout. [Obs.] Mortimer.

Part of speech: noun (n.)

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.

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To throw out with force from a narrow orifice; to eject; to spurt out. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To sprout; to bud; to germinate, as barley steeped for malt.