sparring

Variant of spar

spar definition

spar (spär)

noun

any shiny, crystalline, nonmetallic mineral that cleaves easily into chips or flakes

Etymology: < MDu or MLowG, akin to OE spær(stan), gypsum, chalk

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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