new-sprung
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of new-sprung
Example Sentences
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Some pensy chiels, a new-sprung race, Wad next their welcome pay; * * * * * But sair on ilka well-kenned face I missed the youthful bloom.
From Dynevor Terrace: or, the clue of life — Volume 2 by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
The drizzle had developed into a fine, driving rain that swept aslant upon the wings of a new-sprung breeze.
From Joan Thursday by Vance, Louis Joseph
There was still much to be said, and many plans to be discussed before our new-sprung happiness should be secured to us.
From The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West by Reid, Mayne
The night had grown sensibly colder, and noisy with the rushing sweep of a new-sprung wind.
From The Lone Wolf A Melodrama by Vance, Louis Joseph
I am quite ashamed of my new-sprung distaste for country life.
From The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Brontë, Anne
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