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Definition of spruit noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

spruit

noun

/spreɪt/

/spreɪt/

South African English [sprœyt]

(South African English)

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a stream, sometimes one that only flows when there has been a lot of rain
Word OriginDutch; related to sprout.

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