- Diagonally-set spar - Spar set diagonally (naut) - To throw out with force from a narrow orifice; to eject;
to spurt out. - To sprout; to bud; to germinate, as barley steeped for
malt. - A shoot; a sprout. - A small boom, pole, or spar, which crosses the sail of a
boat diagonally from the mast to the upper aftmost corner, which it is
used to extend and elevate.