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Webster 1913 Edition


Springle

Sprin′gle

(sprĭṉ′g’l)
,
Noun.
A springe.
[Prov. Eng.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Springle

SPRINGLE

,
Noun.
A springe; a noose. [Not in use.]

Definition 2024


springle

springle

English

Noun

springle (plural springles)

  1. (rare) a trap to catch animals, using a spring mechanism.

References

(setting a springle to catch rabbits), (a springle to catch woodcocks), (a thrush caught in a springle)

Verb

springle (third-person singular simple present springles, present participle springling, simple past and past participle springled)

  1. (rare) to sprinkle

References

(springled with cotton-grass), (sawdust springled on blood), (springling holy water)