| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | bow·sprit |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  bou spr t , b - |
| NOUN: | Nautical A spar, extending forward from the stem of a ship, to which the stays of the foremast are fastened. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English bouspret, possibly from Middle Low German bchspr t : bch, bow; see bheug- in Appendix I + sprt, sprit; see sper- in Appendix I.
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