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spraint

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /spɹeɪnt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪnt

1

noun

Meaning 1

A piece of otter dung.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • In this region the average spraint number per site is 3.9.
  • Figure 1 shows a photograph of an otter spraint.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Old French espraintes, espreintes, French épreintes from espreinte (“a desire to go to stool”); cf. épreinte (“a piece of otter dung”).