Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

springal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sprin-gal
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of springald (“a youth”).

Archaic

noun

Obsolete form of springald (“military engine for launching stones and arrows”).

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"For, but for that, and the loose-bodied gown, / I should have discover’d apparently / The young springal cutting a caper in her belly."
"Various ‘artillery’ machines were employed. These were similar to machines known in antiquity to Rome and Byzantium. One such machine, particularly useful against wooden castles and on ships, was the springal."

Usage

Inflected Forms

springals (plural)

Questions

What does springal mean?: Alternative form of springald (“a youth”).

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