SPARLYRE
Spar"lyre`, n. Etym: [AS. spear-lira.]
Defn: The calf of the leg. [Obs.] Wyclif (Deut. xxviii. 35).
SPAROID
Spa"roid, a. Etym: [L. sparus the gilthead + -oid: cf. F. sparoïde.]
(Zoöl.)
Defn: of or pertaining to the Sparidæ, a family of spinous-finned fishes which includes the scup, sheepshead, and sea bream. — n.
Defn: One of the Sparidæ.
SPARPIECE
Spar"piece`, n. (Arch.)
Defn: The collar beam of a roof; the spanpiece. Gwilt.
SPARPOIL
Spar"poil, v. t. Etym: [See Sparble.]
Defn: To scatter; to spread; to disperse. [Obs.]
SPARROW Spar"row, n. Etym: [OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG. sparo, G. sperling, Icel. spörr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw. sparf, Goth. sparwa; - - originally, probably, the quiverer or flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See Spurn, and cf. Spavin.]