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Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Springe

/(sprĭnj)/ · IPA /spɹɪnd͡ʒ/
01 n. 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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    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.
    “As a woodcock to mine own springe.” — Shak.
02 v. t. To catch in a springe; to insnare.
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    To catch in a springe; to insnare.[R.]
03 v. t. To sprinkle; to scatter.
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    To sprinkle; to scatter.[Obs.]
    “He would sowen some difficulty, Or springen cockle in our cleane corn.” — Chaucer.