start n EDD ~ sb2 'point; a projection' Do So W. A projection, point, spike or spur; STUD.
1861 DE BOILIEU 155 We generally wear what on the coast are called 'creepers,' which are made in the shape of a cross with thick 'starts,' and which are much the same as cricketers wear in England. 1924 ENGLAND 115 '[Icebergs] has mud an' dirt on de bottom, mostly, an' lang starts [points] under water, too, so it ain't safe to get nigh ner handy to 'em.' 1925 Dial Notes v. 343 ~ the straight point of a gaff. T 84-64 I had a gaff that was made out of a fish prong; he was a nice slender gaff, and the start on it was exactly the same as a fish prong. P 113-79 ~s. The spikes projecting from a sea urchin.
