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To raise with a spar, or piece of wood, used as a lever.

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  1. v. t. To raise with a spar, or piece of wood, used as a lever.
  2. To raise with a spar, or piece of wood, used as a lever. [Obs.] Give me a staff that I may underspore. Chaucer.
  3. To raise with a spar, or piece of wood, used as a lever. [Obs.]Give me a staff that I may underspore. Chaucer.