Definitions for "Sprit"
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.
A spar for a spritsail
A fenland term for a pole, shaft or quant.
To sprout; to bud; to germinate, as barley steeped for malt.
A shoot; a sprout.