Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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¶SPRITE, n. The porpoise, Phocaena phocaena (Sh. 1861 Zoologist XIX. 7338).
[The evidence for this usage is rather doubtful. ? A variant of Sprett, n., from the animal's leaps from the water though this is more characteristic of the dolphin.]
