spar¹ /spär/

1. A rafter
2. A pole
3. A bar or rail (chiefly Scot; also archaic sparre)
4. An undressed tree stem of medium girth
5. A general term for masts, yards, booms, gaffs, etc (nautical)

1. To fasten with a spar (also archaic sperre)
2. To fasten
3. To shut
4. To fit with spars

spar deck noun (nautical)

1. A temporary deck laid in any part of a ship
2. A light upper deck of a flush-decked ship

spar² /spär/

1. To box, or make the actions of boxing
2. To dispute, argue
3. (of gamecocks) to fight with spurs

1. A boxing match or demonstration
2. A cock fight
3. A dispute

sparrˈer noun

sparrˈing noun

sparring partner noun

1. A person, usu another boxer, with whom a boxer practises
2. A friend with whom one enjoys lively arguments

• longest
• longeval
• longevities
• longevity
• longevous
• longe whip
• long face
• long-faced
• long faces
• long field
• long fields
• long-firm
• long-firms
• long-hair
• long-haired
• long-hairs
• longhand
• longhands
• long haul
• long-haul
• long hauls
• long-head
• long-headed
• long-headedness
• long-heads