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I love words that develop from different languages:
sprue1
n.
A chronic, chiefly tropical disease characterized by diarrhea, emaciation, and anemia, caused by defective absorption of nutrients from the intestinal tract.
[Dutch spruw, from Middle Dutch sprouwe.]
sprue2
n.
1. The hole through which molten material is chanelled into a mold.
2. The waste material filling or protruding from this hole after hardening.
3. The usually plastic rod or framework that secures molded objects, such as model parts or game pieces, before their first use.
[Perhaps of Scots origin.]
(from Atomica)
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