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springe

[ sprinj ]
/ sprɪndʒ /

noun

a snare for catching small game.

verb (used with object), springed, spring·ing.

to catch in a springe.

verb (used without object), springed, spring·ing.

to set a springe or springes.

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Origin of springe

1200–50; Middle English, variant of sprenge a snare, literally, something that is made to spring, derivative of sprengen to make spring, Old English sprengan, causative of springan to spring

Words nearby springe

spring chicken, spring-clean, spring-cleaning, spring conjunctivitis, Springdale, springe, spring ephemeral, springer, springer spaniel, spring fever, Springfield
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British Dictionary definitions for springe

springe
/ (sprɪndʒ) /

noun

a snare set to catch small wild animals or birds and consisting of a loop attached to a bent twig or branch under tension

verb

(intr) to set such a snare
(tr) to catch (small wild animals or birds) with such a snare

Word Origin for springe

C13: related to Old English springan to spring
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