Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Sparage

{ Spar″age (?; 48), Spar″a‐gus (?), Spar″a‐grass′ (?) }, n. Obs. or corrupt forms of Asparagus.

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Sparble

Spar″ble (?), v. t. [OF. esparpiller to scatter, F. éparpiller.] To scatter; to disperse; to rout.The king's host was sparbled and chased. Fabyan.

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Spare

Spare (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Spared (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Sparing.] [AS. sparian, fr. spær spare, sparing, saving; akin to D. & G. sparen, OHG. spar�n, Icel. & Sw. spara, Dan. sp...

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Spare (2)

Spare (?), v. i. 1. To be frugal; not to be profuse; to live frugally; to be parsimonious.I, who at some times spend, at others spare,Divided between carelessness and care. Pope...

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Spare (3)

Spare, a. [Compar.Sparer (?); superl.Sparest; — not used in all the senses of the word.] [AS. spær sparing. Cf. Spare, v. t.] 1. Scanty; not abundant or plentiful; as, a spare d...

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Spare (4)

Spare (?), n. 1. The act of sparing; moderation; restraint.Killing for sacrifice, without any spare. Holland.2. Parsimony; frugal use. Bacon.Poured out their plenty without spit...

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Spareful

Spare″ful (?), a. Sparing; chary. Fairfax.— Spare″ful‐ness, n.Sir P. Sidney.

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Spareless

Spare″less, a. Unsparing. Sylvester.

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Sparely

Spare″ly, adv. In a spare manner; sparingly.

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Spareness

Spare″ness, n. [Cf. AS. spærnis frugality.] The quality or state of being lean or thin; leanness.

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Sparer

Spar″er (?), n. One who spares.

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Sparerib

Spare″rib′ (?), n. [Spare, a. + rib.] A piece of pork, consisting or ribs with little flesh on them.

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Sparge

Sparge (?), v. t. [L. spargere; cf. F. asperger.] To sprinkle; to moisten by sprinkling; as, to sparge paper.

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Spargefaction

Spar′ge‐fac″tion (?), n. [L. spargere to strew + facere, factum, to make.] The act of sprinkling. Swift.

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Sparger

Spar″ger (?), n. [Cf. F. asperger to sprinkle, L. aspergere, spargere.] A vessel with a perforated cover, for sprinkling with a liquid; a sprinkler.

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Sparhawk

Spar″hawk′ (?), n. [OE. sperhauke.] (Zoöl.) The sparrow hawk.

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Sparing

Spar″ing (?), a. Spare; saving; frugal; merciful. Bacon.— Spar″ing‐ly, adv. — Spar″ing‐ness, n.

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Spark

Spark (?), n. [OE. sparke, AS. spearca; akin to D. spark, sperk; cf. Icel. spraka to crackle, Lith. spragëti, Gr. � a bursting with a noise, Skr. sph�rj to crackle, to thunder. ...

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Spark (2)

Spark, n. [Icel. sparkr lively, sprightly.] 1. A brisk, showy, gay man.The finest sparks and cleanest beaux. Prior.2. A lover; a gallant; a beau.

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Spark (3)

Spark, v. i. To sparkle. Spenser.

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Spark (4)

Spark, v. i. To play the spark, beau, or lover.A sure sign that his master was courting, or, as it is termed, sparking, within. W. Irwing.

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Spark (5)

Spark, v. i.(Elec.) To produce, or give off, sparks, as a dynamo at the commutator when revolving under the collecting brushes.

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Spark coil

Spark coil. (Elec.) (a) An induction coil, esp. of an internal-combustion engine, wireless telegraph apparatus, etc. (b) A self-induction coil used to increase the spark in an e...

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Spark gap

Spark gap. (Elec.) The space filled with air or other dielectric between high potential terminals (as of an electrostatic machine, induction coil, or condenser), through which t...

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Spark plug

Spark plug. In internal-combustion engines with electric ignition, a plug, screwed into the cylinder head, having through it an insulated wire which is connected with the induct...

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Sparker

Spark″er (?), n. A spark arrester.

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Sparkful

Spark″ful (?), a. Lively; brisk; gay. “Our sparkful youth.” Camden.