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springe |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Springe \Springe\, n. [From {Spring}, v. i.: cf G. sprenkel Prov. E. springle.] A noose fastened to an elastic body, and drawn close with a sudden spring, whereby it catches a bird or other animal; a gin; a snare. As a woodcock to mine own springe. --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Springe \Springe\, v. t. To catch in a springe; to insnare. [R.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Springe \Spring"e\ (? or ?), v. t. [OE. sprengen. See {Sprinkle}.] To sprinkle; to scatter. [Obs.] He would sowen some difficulty, Or springen cockle in our cleane corn. --Chaucer.
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