Definition of sprue
1 : the waste piece on a casting (as of metal or plastic) left by the hole through which the mold was filled
2 : the hole in which a sprue forms
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Origin and Etymology of sprue
origin unknown
First Known Use: circa 1875
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sprue
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Definition of sprue
1 : a disease of tropical regions that is of unknown cause and is characterized by fatty diarrhea and malabsorption of nutrients —called also tropical sprue
2 : celiac disease
Origin and Etymology of sprue
Dutch spruw; akin to Middle Low German sprūwe, a kind of tumor
First Known Use: 1888
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