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sproot, sprootit, sprout, sproutit, spruit, sprut, sprute,
sproot [sprut]
n. A sprout. col. A child.
v. To sprout. I. To rub or break off the sprouts of potatoes. I.Sh. To spout, eject in a gush, emit sparks. To spirt from the mouth, spit.
pt. pp. sprootit
n. A sprout. col. A child.
v. To sprout. I. To rub or break off the sprouts of potatoes. I.Sh. To spout, eject in a gush, emit sparks. To spirt from the mouth, spit.
pt. pp. sprootit
sprot, sprots,
sprot [sprot]
n. A small stick or twig often used for fuel.
pl. sprots Bits and pieces of vegetation blown down from trees in stormy weather.
n. A small stick or twig often used for fuel.
pl. sprots Bits and pieces of vegetation blown down from trees in stormy weather.
sprod, sprud,
sprud [MN. sprʌd]
n. A knife used for prising limpets from a rock.
n. A knife used for prising limpets from a rock.
sproll, sprool, sproul, spruil, spruil, sprule,
sprule [sprul I.Ork. sprɔl, I.Sh. sprøl]
n. A short length of wire or whale-bone pushed crosswise through the lead-sinker of a hand fishing-line and having hooks attached at either end, an implement for twisting straw ropes.
n. A short length of wire or whale-bone pushed crosswise through the lead-sinker of a hand fishing-line and having hooks attached at either end, an implement for twisting straw ropes.
spriss, sproosh, sproush, spruce, spruish, sprush,
sprush [sprʌʃ, spruʃ]
n. A sprucing or smartening up. A tidying or setting in order. The spruce fir Picea abies.
adj. Trim, smartly turned out. Brisk, smart in one's movements, spry.
v. To smarten up, to tidy, make trim.
n. A sprucing or smartening up. A tidying or setting in order. The spruce fir Picea abies.
adj. Trim, smartly turned out. Brisk, smart in one's movements, spry.
v. To smarten up, to tidy, make trim.
speul, spool, spuil, spuile, spule,
spuil [spøl, spul]
n. A spool. A wooden pin on which yarn is wound. A bobbin.
n. A spool. A wooden pin on which yarn is wound. A bobbin.
spain, spane, speen, speenfae, speenfay, speenfu, speun, spin, spinfae, spinfie, spinned, spön, spoonfie, spuin, spuined, spuinfu, spuinful, spuint, spune, spunefae, spunnin, tayspeenfae, teaspuinfu,
spuin [spøn, spyn, C. U. spɪn, SN. spen, MN. spin]
n. A spoon.
v. To (feed with a) spoon.
pt. pp. spuint, spuined
n. A spoon.
v. To (feed with a) spoon.
pt. pp. spuint, spuined
Compounds and phrases etc.
deil's spuins: The water-plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica or the broad-leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans.
spuinfu [-fə S. -fɛ, -fɪ, EC. -fe, WC. -fɑ, N. -fɛ, U. I. -fu]: A spoonful.
spuin aboot: To share the same broth bowl.
spuinfu [-fə S. -fɛ, -fɪ, EC. -fe, WC. -fɑ, N. -fɛ, U. I. -fu]: A spoonful.
spuin aboot: To share the same broth bowl.
spölli, spöllie, spooley, spooly, spoolyie, spoolying, spoulyie, spuilie, spuilied, spuiliet, spuilli, spuillie, spuilliet, spuilzie, spullie, spulyie, spulyied, spulyit, spulzie,
spulyie [ˈspul(j)i]
n. Depredation, spoliation, plundering, devastation. A state of confusion, a mix-up. Booty, spoil, plunder. leg. The taking away or meddling with the moveable goods of another without the owner's consent. An action for the restitution of those goods.
v. To rob, despoil, plunder, lay waste to a person or place. To steal, carry off as spoil or plunder. To despoil, plunder, thieve, maraud. To fritter away, waste time or money etc. To spoil, mar, do harm to.
pt. pp. spulyit, spulyied
n. Depredation, spoliation, plundering, devastation. A state of confusion, a mix-up. Booty, spoil, plunder. leg. The taking away or meddling with the moveable goods of another without the owner's consent. An action for the restitution of those goods.
v. To rob, despoil, plunder, lay waste to a person or place. To steal, carry off as spoil or plunder. To despoil, plunder, thieve, maraud. To fritter away, waste time or money etc. To spoil, mar, do harm to.
pt. pp. spulyit, spulyied
spung,
spung [sp(j)ʌŋ]
n. A purse, pouch for money. A fob, watch pocket in trousers.
v. To pick pockets, steal.
n. A purse, pouch for money. A fob, watch pocket in trousers.
v. To pick pockets, steal.
spounk, spounks, sprunk, sprunks, spunk, spunkie, spunkie, spunkies, spunks, spunky, spunky,
spunk [spʌŋk, NN.b. spʌuŋk]
n. A spark of fire. A quick flicker of light, a glimmer. The least particle or vestige of some moral quality. The spark of life, vital spark, existence. A thin slip of wood used for making spunks i.e. matches.
pl. spunks
dim. spunkie A will of the wisp. A small fire.
v. To sparkle, twinkle, glimmer.
n. A spark of fire. A quick flicker of light, a glimmer. The least particle or vestige of some moral quality. The spark of life, vital spark, existence. A thin slip of wood used for making spunks i.e. matches.
pl. spunks
dim. spunkie A will of the wisp. A small fire.
v. To sparkle, twinkle, glimmer.
spunky
adj. Full of spirit.
adj. Full of spirit.
Compounds and phrases etc.
spunk up: To become heated, to flare up in anger or passion. To revive in spirit, to cheer or perk up. Of voices: to pipe up.