- (n.) A youth; a lad; -- used humorously or in slight disparagement.
- (n.) A brad or nail without a head.
- (n.) A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray; as, a sprig of laurel or of parsley.
- (n.) A small eyebolt ragged or barbed at the point.
- (v.t.) To mark or adorn with the representation of small branches; to work with sprigs; as, to sprig muslin.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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