spark

A spruce, trim, or smart fellow. A man that is always thirsty, is said to have a spark in his throat.

← spanking × sparkish →

Spark
·noun A brisk, showy, gay man. II. Spark ·noun A lover; a gallant; a beau. III. Spark ·vi To <<Spa...

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Jump spark
·add. ·- A spark produced by the jumping of electricity across a permanent gap. ...

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Spark coil
·add. ·- A self-induction coil used to increase the spark in an electric gas-lighting apparatus. II...

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Spark gap
·add. ·- The space filled with air or other dielectric between high potential terminals (as of an el...

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Spark plug
·add. ·- In internal-combustion engines with electric ignition, a plug, screwed into the cylinder he...

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to spark it
To court. Used chiefly in New England. You were a nation sight wiser than brother Jonathan, sister ...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.