Sprit

v. t.	1.	To throw out with force from a narrow orifice; to eject; to spurt out.
v. i.	1.	To sprout; to bud; to germinate, as barley steeped for malt.
n.	1.	A shoot; a sprout.
	1.	(Naut.) A small boom, pole, or spar, which crosses the sail of a boat diagonally from the mast to the upper aftmost corner, which it is used to extend and elevate.

Noun

1.

sprit - a light spar that crosses a fore-and-aft sail diagonally

spar, spritsail