Definitions for sprue
sprue
sprue
Spelling: [sproo]
IPA: /spru/
Sprue is a 5 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.
You can make 75 anagrams from letters in sprue (eprsu).
Definitions for sprue
noun
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Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
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Metalworking. a channel in a forging die permitting the die to clear that part of the rough piece not being forged.
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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.
verb (used with object)
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to cut the sprues from (a casting).
Origin of sprue
First recorded in 1820-30; origin uncertain
Examples for sprue
Some tops of sprue grass may be boiled in a little stock till tender, and rubbed through a tamis.
There is a strange story told in Shanghai about a certain remedy for a horrible disease called "sprue."