Definition of "sparrer" [sparrer]

• One who spars; one who practises boxing. Thackeray, Adventures of Philip, vii. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

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• "Same as a sparrer hawk watches a mouse, just afore she stoops."
• "I was makin 'her a cup o' tea one day, and the kittle was bubblin 'and singin', and she begun to laugh, and says she, 'Jane, do you hear that sparrer chirpin' in the peach tree there by the window? '"