To exhibit; to make a show of; as, 'Mr. A sported a new carriage yesterday;' 'I shall sport a new coat to-day.' "The word sport in this sense," says Grose, "was in great vogue in the years 1873 and 1784."
·noun Play; idle jingle. II. Sport ·noun A sportsman; a gambler. III. Sport ·vt To represent by an...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
To exhibit: as, Jack Jehu sported a new gig yesterday: I shall sport a new suit next week. To sport ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
Said of a large coarse woman, who exposes her bosom. ...
See scadding of peas. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose