springald
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of springald
1400–50; late Middle English, alteration (by dissimilation) of *springard leaper, jumper. See spring, -ard
Example Sentences
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The springald bids fair to be King of Shoreditch by the time the other fellow abdicates.
From The Armourer's Prentices by Hennessy, W.J.
Gentlemen on an ambassage don’t read their despatches to every springald they see by the roadside.
From The Black Tor A Tale of the Reign of James the First by Stacey, W. S. (Walter S.)
"A pretty springald this, upon my honour!" said Claverhouse.
From Old Mortality, Volume 1. by Scott, Walter, Sir
The mate, Rob Blair from Garlieston, a dark, hook-nosed springald as strong as a horse, sat in the stern and steered, directing the men in whispers.
From Patsy by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
"If one spark of her father's spirit lives In this girl here—so, this Leigh, Ralph Leigh, Let us hear what counsel the springald gives."
From Poems by Adam Lindsay Gordon by Clarke, Marcus Andrew Hislop
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