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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Spar

Spār, n.

noun

n. [Prov. & O. Eng. spaad, spat, M. H. Ger. & Sw. spat, N. H. Ger. & Dan. spath, D. spath, N. Lat. spathum, spatum, Fr. spath, It. spato, Sp. espato. Cf. M. H. Ger. spat, a chip, a splinter, and A-S. spār-stān, chalk-stone.] (Min.) Any earthy mineral that breaks with regular surfaces, and has some degree of luster; a crystallized earthy mineral of a shining luster. Dana.

Spār, n.

noun

n. [D. spar, Dan. & Sw. sparre, Icel. sparre, O. H. Ger. sparro, N. H. Ger. sparren, a beam, bar. Cf. infra.]

  1. (Naut.) A long beam;—a general term for mast, yard, boom, and gaff. Totten.
  2. (Arch.) Formerly, a piece of timber of various kinds;—still applied locally to rafters.
  3. The bar of a gate or door. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Spār, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [A-S. sparran, sparrián, L. Ger. sparren, speren, O. H. Ger. sparian, sperran, Icel. sperra, Sw. spärru, Dan. spärrē, sperre. See supra.] To shut close, or fasten with a bar; to bar. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Spār, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. [imp. & p. p. SPARRED; p. pr. & vb. n. SPARRING.] [Prov. Eng. spar, to inquire. Cf. A-S. spārian, to inquire, argue, dispute; L. Ger. spōren, O. H. Ger. sparian, N. H. Ger. spüren. Cf. supra.]

  1. To fight with prelusive strokes; to contend or combat with the fists for exercise or amusement; to box. “Made believe to spar at Paul with great science.” Dickens.
  2. To dispute; to quarrel in words; to wrangle.

Spār, n.

noun

n. 1. A feigned blow; as, to make a spar at a person. Dickens. 2. A contention with the fists; a contest at sparring or boxing.