See Also: spiricle(medicine)

shrip (iou) and spiricle (medicine)


shrip (iou)



shrip verb trans. Now chiefly dial. Infl. -pp-. E17.
[App. from Germanic base of SCRAPE verb.]
Clip, prune, trim. Also foll. by off.

spiricle (medicine)


spiricle
<botany> One of certain minute coiled threads in the coating of some seeds. When moistened these threads protrude in great numbers.

Origin: Dim, fr. L. Spira a coil.

Source: Websters Dictionary