Noah Webster
Sprit
SPRIT, verb transitive [G.] To throw out with force from a narrow orifice; to eject; to spirt. [Not in use. See Spurt.]
SPRIT, noun
1. A shoot; a sprout.
2. 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.