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sprig

 (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.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.sprigger - a worker who strips the stems from moistened tobacco leaves and binds the leaves together into books
stemmer, stripper
worker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"
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