sprug

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noun

house sparrow

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Meanings

sprug1

nounsprug (plural sprugs)

plural sprugs

  1. Northern EnglandScotlandhouse sparrow

sprug2

verbsprug (third-person singular simple present sprugs, present participle sprugging, simple past and past participle sprugged)

present singular third person sprugs · participle present sprugging · participle past sprugged · past sprugged

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo smarten (make smart).

Origin

Compare dialectal English sprug up (“dress neatly”), sprag (“prop”, verb)/sprag (“lively”, adjective).

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APA

sprug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sprug

MLA

“sprug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sprug. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sprug,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sprug.

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