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spruit

[ sproot, spreyt ]

noun

  1. (in southern Africa) a small stream.


spruit

/ spreɪt /

noun

  1. a small tributary stream or watercourse
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of spruit1

1860–65; < Afrikaans < Dutch spruit sprout
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Word History and Origins

Origin of spruit1

Afrikaans spruit offshoot, tributary
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Example Sentences

As I had no change, I had to remain at the spruit until what I had washed had got dry.

Whether the affair of Bronkhorst Spruit can be called an act of treachery on the part of the Boers is rather a nice question.

He was never sure what manner of man he saw, watching him from the far side of the spruit.

When you came back from the spruit, we had just found a curious thing where we were digging.

Haven't I watched you many a moonlight night stealing down to where it grew by the old spruit?

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