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What is the noun for sprue?

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sprue
  1. (founding) The hole through which melted metal is poured into the gate, and thence into the mold.
  2. (founding) Material that cools in the feed channels to a mold.
  3. Examples:
    1. “Analysis of the sprue showed that it was made of exactly the same metal as the coins.”
      “Emaciated patients suffering from chronic sprue can also take buttermilk preferably before noon.”
      “Now, lift the ladle from the mold, and allow a small puddle to form on top of the sprue plate before returning the ladle to the molten lead.”
sprue
  1. (medicine) A tropical disease causing a sore throat and tongue, and disturbed digestion; psilosis.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Analysis of the sprue showed that it was made of exactly the same metal as the coins.”
      “Emaciated patients suffering from chronic sprue can also take buttermilk preferably before noon.”
      “Now, lift the ladle from the mold, and allow a small puddle to form on top of the sprue plate before returning the ladle to the molten lead.”
sprues
  1. plural of sprue
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