- (n.) A shoot; a sprout.
- (v.i.) 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.
- (v.i.) To throw out with force from a narrow orifice; to eject; to spurt out.
- (v.t.) To sprout; to bud; to germinate, as barley steeped for malt.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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