spar
spar (spär)
noun
Etymology: < MDu or MLowG, akin to OE spær(stan), gypsum, chalk
spar (spär)
noun
- any pole, as a mast, yard, boom, or gaff, supporting or extending a sail of a ship
- any of the main structural beams attached to the fuselage of an airplane to support the wings
Etymology: ME sparre < ON sparri or MDu sparre < IE base *sper-, pole, rod > spear, L sparus, short spear
spar (spär)
intransitive verb sparred, sparring spar′·ring
- to fight with the feet and spurs: said of a fighting cock
- to box with jabbing or feinting movements, landing few heavy blows, as in exhibition or practice matches
- to wrangle or dispute
Etymology: ME sparren, prob. < MFr esparer < It sparare, to fling out the hind legs, kick < s- (< L ex-, intens.) + parare, to parry
noun
- a sparring match or movement
- a dispute
☆ Spar or SPAR (spär)
noun
Etymology: < s(emper) par(atus), always prepared, L motto of the U.S. Coast Guard
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