spraint

/ (spreɪnt) /


noun
  1. (often plural) a piece of otter's dung

Origin of spraint

1
C15 sprayntes (pl), from Medieval French espraintes otter's dung, from espreindre to press out: compare express

Words Nearby spraint

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

How to use spraint in a sentence

  • I razer zink I am,” returned the philosopher with a faint smile; “mine onkle, I zink, is spraint.

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