The Meaning of sprig

• (n.) A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray; as, a sprig of laurel or of parsley.
• (n.) A youth; a lad; -- used humorously or in slight disparagement.
• (n.) A brad, or nail without a head.
• (n.) A small eyebolt ragged or barbed at the point.
• (v. t.) To mark or adorn with the representation of small branches; to work with sprigs; as, to sprig muslin.

Homophones

sprigg

Rhymes

abzug , antidrug , bug , bugg , bugge , chug , debug , doug , drug , dug , earplug , firebug , hug , hugg , humbug , jitterbug , jug , klug , krug , ladybug , lug , mug , plug , pug , rug , rugg , schug , shrug , slug , smug , snug , sugg , thug , tug , unplug , zug