Defn: The green woodpecker, or yaffle.
SPRITEFUL; SPRITEFULLY; SPRITELINESS; SPRITELY Sprite"ful, a. Sprite"ful*ly, adv., Sprite"li*ness (, n., Sprite"ly, a., etc.
Defn: See Sprightful, Sprightfully, Sprightliness, Sprightly, etc.
SPRITSAIL Sprit"sail ( or ), n. (Naut.) (a) A sail extended by a sprit. (b) A sail formerly hung under the bowsprit, from the spritsail yard.
SPROCKET WHEEL
Sprock"et wheel`. Etym: [Etymology of sprocket is uncertain.] (Mach.)
Defn: Same as Chain wheel.
SPROD
Sprod, n. Etym: [Cf. Gael. & Ir. bradan a salmon.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A salmon in its second year. [Prov. Eng.]
SPRONG
Sprong, obs.
Defn: imp. of Spring. Sprung.