sprue

See also Sprue

A bronze casting showing sprue.

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /spɹuː/

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Etymology 1

From Dutch spruw, sprouw.

Noun

sprue (plural sprues)

1. (medicine) A tropical disease causing a sore throat and tongue, and disturbed digestion; psilosis.

Derived terms

• celiac sprue

Etymology 2

Unknown

Noun

sprue (plural sprues)

1. (founding) The hole through which melted metal is poured into the gate, and thence into the mold.
2. (founding) Material that cools in the feed channels to a mold.

See also

• flash

Translations

hole allowing melted material into the mold

• Russian: литник (ru) (lítnik) m

Material that cools in the feed channels to a mold

• German: Anguss (de) m

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