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sprue
1[ sproo ]
noun
- Metallurgy.
- an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
- the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- Metalworking. a channel in a forging die permitting the die to clear that part of the rough piece not being forged.
verb (used with object)
, sprued, spru·ing.
- to cut the sprues from (a casting).
sprue
2[ sproo ]
noun
, Pathology.
- a chronic disease, occurring chiefly in the tropics, resulting from malabsorption of nutrients from the small intestine and characterized by diarrhea, ulceration of the mucous membrane of the digestive tract, and a smooth, shining tongue; psilosis.
sprue
1/ spruː /
noun
- a chronic disease, esp of tropical climates, characterized by flatulence, diarrhoea, frothy foul-smelling stools, and emaciation
sprue
2/ spruː /
noun
- dialect.an inferior type of asparagus
sprue
3/ spruː /
noun
- a vertical channel in a mould through which plastic or molten metal is introduced or out of which it flows when the mould is filled
- plastic or metal that solidifies in a sprue
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sprue1
First recorded in 1820–30; origin uncertain
Origin of sprue2
1815–25; < Dutch spruw; cognate with Middle Low German sprūwe tumor
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sprue1
C19: from Dutch spruw; related to Middle Low German sprüwe tumour
Origin of sprue2
C19: of unknown origin
Origin of sprue3
C19: of unknown origin
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Example Sentences
Some tops of sprue grass may be boiled in a little stock till tender, and rubbed through a tamis.
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There is a strange story told in Shanghai about a certain remedy for a horrible disease called "sprue."
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