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sprigger

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sprig   (sprĭg)   
n.  
    1. A small shoot or twig of a plant.

    2. An ornament in this shape.

  1. A small brad without a head.

  2. A young, immature person.

tr.v.   sprigged, sprig·ging, sprigs
  1. To decorate with a design of sprigs.

  2. To remove a sprig or sprigs from (a bush or tree).

  3. To fasten with a small headless brad.


[Middle English sprigge, alteration of spring, from Old English, source of water.]
sprig'ger n.
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