n. [ F., prob. fr. aspic an asp. ] A savory meat jelly containing portions of fowl, game, fish, hard boiled eggs, etc. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. See Asp. ] 1. The venomous asp. [ Chiefly poetic ] Shak. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A piece of ordnance carrying a 12 pound shot. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., a corrupt. of spic (OF. espi, F. épi), L. spica (spicum, spicus), ear, spike. See Spike. ] A European species of lavender (Lavandula spica), which produces a volatile oil. See Spike. [ 1913 Webster ]