bowsprit
bow.sprit \'bau.-.sprit, 'bo--\ n [ME bouspret, prob. fr. MLG bo-chspre-t, fr. bo-ch b]ow + spre-t pole : a large spar projecting forward from the stem of a ship
bow.sprit \'bau.-.sprit, 'bo--\ n [ME bouspret, prob. fr. MLG bo-chspre-t, fr. bo-ch b]ow + spre-t pole : a large spar projecting forward from the stem of a ship