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springle

springle noun: a trap to catch animals, using a spring mechanism.

Noun

springle (plural springles)

  1. (rare) a trap to catch animals, using a spring mechanism.

Verb

springle (third-person singular simple present springles, present participle springling, simple past and past participle springled)

  1. (rare) to sprinkle

Forms of springle

Noun
pluralspringles
Verb
third-person singular presentspringles
present participlespringling
past participlespringled
pastspringled

Origin of springle

From spring + -le.

Words that rhyme with springle

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Questions about springle

What does springle mean?
Springle means a trap to catch animals, using a spring mechanism.
What part of speech is springle?
Springle can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of springle?
The plural of springle is springles.

Words near springle in the dictionary

  1. springing to mind
  2. springing to somebody's defence
  3. springing up
  4. springingly
  5. springings
  6. springle
  7. springled
  8. springles
  9. springless
  10. springlessness
  11. springlet

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