'Spurt grass' definitions:

Definition of 'Spurt grass'

From: GCIDE
  • Spurt \Spurt\, n.
  • 1. A sudden or violent ejection or gushing of a liquid, as of water from a tube, orifice, or other confined place, or of blood from a wound; a jet; a spirt. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A shoot; a bud. [Obs.] --Holland. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Fig.: A sudden outbreak; as, a spurt of jealousy. [1913 Webster]
  • Spurt grass (Bot.), a rush fit for basket work. --Dr. Prior. [1913 Webster]