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sprigger
sprig S0670300 (sprĭg)n.1. a. A small shoot or twig of a plant.b. An ornament in this shape.2. A small brad without a head.3. Archaic A young, immature person.tr.v. sprigged, sprig·ging, sprigs 1. To decorate with a design of sprigs.2. To remove a sprig or sprigs from (a bush or tree).3. To fasten with a small headless brad.
[Middle English sprigge, alteration of spring, from Old English, source of water.]
sprig′ger n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | sprigger - a worker who strips the stems from moistened tobacco leaves and binds the leaves together into booksstemmer, stripperworker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker" |
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