Springe

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Springe \Springe\, v. t.
     To catch in a springe; to insnare. [R.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Springe \Spring"e\ (spr[i^]ng"e or spr[i^]ng), v. t. [OE.
     sprengen. See {Sprinkle}.]
     To sprinkle; to scatter. [Obs.]
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           He would sowen some difficulty,
           Or springen cockle in our cleane corn.   --Chaucer.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Springe \Springe\ (spr[i^]nj), n. [From {Spring}, v. i.: cf. G.
     sprenkel, Prov. E. springle.]
     A noose fastened to an elastic body, and drawn close with a
     sudden spring, whereby it catches a bird or other animal; a
     gin; a snare.
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           As a woodcock to mine own springe.       --Shak.
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From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  33 Moby Thesaurus words for "springe":
     bait, birdlime, bola, booby trap, cobweb, deadfall, dragnet,
     fishhook, fly, gill net, ground bait, hook, jig, lariat, lasso,
     lime, lure, meshes, mousetrap, net, noose, plug, pound net,
     purse seine, seine, snare, sniggle, spinner, squid, toils,
     trapfall, trawl, wobbler