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sprued

sprued is the simple past and past participle of sprue.

Meaning of sprue

Verb

sprue (third-person singular simple present sprues, present participle sprueing or spruing, simple past and past participle sprued)

  1. To remove the sprues (material left in feed channels) from a cast piece.
    • In the brass spruing room is what is known as a Todd water tumbler, used for brass castings.1882 August 15, “Details of a brass and iron foundry”, in American Machinist, page 3

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Questions about sprued

What is sprued the simple past and past participle of?
Sprued is the simple past and past participle of sprue.

Words near sprued in the dictionary

  1. sprucing up
  2. sprucy
  3. sprue
  4. sprue asparagus
  5. sprue goo
  6. sprued
  7. sprueing
  8. Spruell
  9. Spruells
  10. sprues
  11. sprug

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