Bow"sprit` (&?;), n.
[Bow + sprit; akin to D.
boegspriet; boeg bow of a ship +
spriet, E. sprit,
also Sw. bogspröt, G. bugspriet.] (Naut.) A large boom
or spar, which projects over the stem of a ship or other vessel, to carry sail
forward.
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