ˈspriŋəld noun
also spring·al -əl
( -s )
Etymology: probably from Middle English, a kind of catapult, from Middle French espringale, from Old French, from espringuier to jump, dance, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German springan to jump, spring — more at spring
: a young man : stripling
have any penniless young springald defy his parents to marry a green girl — J.H.Wheelwright