spraint
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of spraint
C15 sprayntes (pl), from Medieval French espraintes otter's dung, from espreindre to press out: compare express
Example Sentences
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Find out about river otter spraint and the broad range of information found within, plus see a video of a poop dance, at infinitespider.com/river-otter-poop-fecal-facts.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 17, 2020
This funny motion, known as “the poop dance,” releases spraint that serves as an ID card — like a “who’s who” among otters.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 17, 2020
I feel as if I had spraint one leg and spavined t'other.
From In the Days of Poor Richard by Irving Bacheller
"I razer zink I am," returned the philosopher with a faint smile; "mine onkle, I zink, is spraint."
From Blown to Bits or, The Lonely Man of Rakata by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
If hen's bones spraint or bruised, bathe freely with Mequesten's Extracter, take good care of her, she get well in time, must have little time for it.
From A Complete Edition of the Works of Nancy Luce by Nancy Luce
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