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Sprue
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) Same as Sprew.
(2):
(n.) Strictly, the hole through which melted metal is poured into the gate, and thence into the mold.
(3):
(n.) The waste piece of metal cast in this hole; hence, dross.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Sprue'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/sprue.html. 1828.