springald


spring·ald

noun \ˈspriŋ-əld\

Definition of SPRINGALD

archaic
: a young man : stripling

Variants of SPRINGALD

spring·ald or spring·al \-əl\

Origin of SPRINGALD

probably from Middle English, a kind of catapult, from Anglo-French espringal
First Known Use: 1501

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