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spratted

spratted is the simple past and past participle of sprat.

Meaning of sprat

Verb

sprat (third-person singular simple present sprats, present participle spratting, simple past and past participle spratted)

  1. (historical, transitive) To manure (land) with sprats (the fish).
    • […] spratting the land. This treatment is supplemented by about half a ton of artificial manure, largely made up of a mixture of superphosphate and some nitrogenous manure.1923, The Agricultural Gazette and Modern Farming, volume 98, page 190

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Questions about spratted

What is spratted the simple past and past participle of?
Spratted is the simple past and past participle of sprat.

Words near spratted in the dictionary

  1. Spratly Islands
  2. Spratlys
  3. spratmo
  4. sprats
  5. Spratt
  6. spratted
  7. spratter
  8. spratters
  9. spratting
  10. sprattle
  11. sprattled

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