spark

n. [ Icel. sparkr lively, sprightly. ] 1. A brisk, showy, gay man. [ 1913 Webster ]

The finest sparks and cleanest beaux. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A lover; a gallant; a beau. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To sparkle. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Elec.) To produce, or give off, sparks, as a dynamo at the commutator when revolving under the collecting brushes. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. i. To play the spark, beau, or lover. [ 1913 Webster ]

A sure sign that his master was courting, or, as it is termed, sparking, within. W. Irwing. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Elec.) (a) An induction coil used for producing sparks, esp. in an internal-combustion engine, wireless telegraph apparatus, etc. (b) A self-induction coil used to increase the spark in an electric gas-lighting apparatus. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. A spark arrester. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Lively; brisk; gay. [ Obs. ] “Our sparkful youth.” Camden. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Elec.) The space filled with air or other dielectric between high potential terminals (as of an electrostatic machine, induction coil, or condenser), through which the discharge passes; the air gap of a jump spark. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. 1. Like a spark; airy; gay. W. Walsh. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Showy; well-dresed; fine. L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]