sprongn.

Brit.

/sprɒŋ/, U.S.

/sprɔŋ/,

/sprɑŋ/, Irish English

/sprɒːŋ/

Forms: late Middle English spronge, 1700s– sprong, 1900s– sprang (Irish English).

Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: prong n.²

Etymology: Probably a variant of prong n.²

Chiefly Irish English and English regional (south-western and Kent) after Middle English.

Any of various implements with two or more projecting tines; a fork, esp. one used for farm work, gardening, etc. Formerly also: †each of the tines of such an implement (obsolete). Cf. prong n.² 1, 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > tool > types of tools generally > [noun] > forked

prong1492

sprong1492

society > occupation and work > equipment > tool > parts of tools generally > [noun] > tooth or prong

tinea700

tooth?1523

prong1697

sprong1756

1492 J. Ryman Poems lxxxv, in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1892) 89 255 When dredefull deth to the shal come And smyte the with his spronge.

1756 W. Toldervy Hist. Two Orphans I. xiv. 146 She threw a fork at me that had three sprongs.

1867 Dublin Univ. Mag. Jan. 15/2 She took the sprong, flung out three fulls of it, and all that was in the stable followed it into the great lough at the bottom of the bawn.

1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. (at cited word) One o' the sprongs is a-brokt out o' the dung clow.

1910 P. W. Joyce Eng. as we speak it in Ireland 332 Sprong, a four-pronged manure fork.

1959 Irish Times 28 Feb. 12/4 (advt.) Large quantity good Farm Tools, Sprongs, Pikes, Spades, etc. etc.

1983 Sunday Tel. Mag. 11 Sept. The five-pronged tool used in the garden in Ireland was a ‘sprong’—a word derived from the Gaelic.

2008 Irish Times (Nexis) 21 July 12 Of course, if you're in Co Monaghan you could try: ‘I hear there's gold in them thar hills’—but he might reach for a sprong.

Derivatives

†

sprongful n. Obsolete rare

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > amount defined by capacity > [noun] > a load as a quantity > amount that fills a fork

forkfula1642

sprongful1867

1867 P. Kennedy Old Fireside Stories of Wexford in Dublin Univ. Mag. Jan. 15/1 For every sprong-full he threw out two came in.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	sprong
释义	sprongn. Brit. /sprɒŋ/, U.S. /sprɔŋ/, /sprɑŋ/, Irish English /sprɒːŋ/ Forms: late Middle English spronge, 1700s– sprong, 1900s– sprang (Irish English). Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: prong n.² Etymology: Probably a variant of prong n.² Chiefly Irish English and English regional (south-western and Kent) after Middle English. Any of various implements with two or more projecting tines; a fork, esp. one used for farm work, gardening, etc. Formerly also: †each of the tines of such an implement (obsolete). Cf. prong n.² 1, 2. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > tool > types of tools generally > [noun] > forked prong1492 sprong1492 society > occupation and work > equipment > tool > parts of tools generally > [noun] > tooth or prong tinea700 tooth?1523 prong1697 sprong1756 1492 J. Ryman Poems lxxxv, in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1892) 89 255 When dredefull deth to the shal come And smyte the with his spronge. 1756 W. Toldervy Hist. Two Orphans I. xiv. 146 She threw a fork at me that had three sprongs. 1867 Dublin Univ. Mag. Jan. 15/2 She took the sprong, flung out three fulls of it, and all that was in the stable followed it into the great lough at the bottom of the bawn. 1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. (at cited word) One o' the sprongs is a-brokt out o' the dung clow. 1910 P. W. Joyce Eng. as we speak it in Ireland 332 Sprong, a four-pronged manure fork. 1959 Irish Times 28 Feb. 12/4 (advt.) Large quantity good Farm Tools, Sprongs, Pikes, Spades, etc. etc. 1983 Sunday Tel. Mag. 11 Sept. The five-pronged tool used in the garden in Ireland was a ‘sprong’—a word derived from the Gaelic. 2008 Irish Times (Nexis) 21 July 12 Of course, if you're in Co Monaghan you could try: ‘I hear there's gold in them thar hills’—but he might reach for a sprong. Derivatives † sprongful n. Obsolete rare ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > amount defined by capacity > [noun] > a load as a quantity > amount that fills a fork forkfula1642 sprongful1867 1867 P. Kennedy Old Fireside Stories of Wexford in Dublin Univ. Mag. Jan. 15/1 For every sprong-full he threw out two came in. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1492
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