sprig vs stable boy

sprig

• A youth; a lad. 

• A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray. 

• An ornament resembling a small shoot or twig. 

• One of the separate pieces of lace fastened on a ground in applique lace. 

• A brad, or nail without a head. 

• A house sparrow. 

• A small eyebolt ragged or barbed at the point. 

• To decorate with sprigs, or with representations of sprigs, as in embroidery or pottery. 

stable boy

• A boy or young man who attends in a stable.