spurnpointt (spernpoint)

[ He stakes heaven at spurn point , and trips cro and pile whether ever he shall see the face of God or no. Jer. Taylor , Works (ed. 1835), I. 743. spurn water (spėrn'water), n . [ obj.water .] Naut . , a V-shaped barrier or breakwater, from 1 to 2 feet or more high, erected on sea-going ve els forward of the foremast, to shed water coming over the bows.