Sprĭng'al or Sprĭng'ald or Sprĭng'all, n.
n. [Scot. springald, springel, from spring.]
Sense 1. An active, springy young man. [Obs.] Joseph when he was sold to Potiphar, he was a fair young springald. Latimer.
Sense 2. [O. Fr. espringale, a kind of dance, an engine for throwing stones, from A-S. & O. H. Ger. springan, to spring, O. Fr. espringuer, to leap, to dance, It. springare, spingare, to kick about, to jog one's feet; O. Fr. espringarde, espingarde, espingole, Pr. espingala, a military engine, It. spingarda, Sp. & Pg. espingarda, a small piece of ordnance.] An ancient military engine for casting stones and arrows by means of a spring. [Obs.] Halliwell.