sparge

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

Borrowed from Middle French espargier, from Latin spargō (whence English sparse), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pregʰ- (“to scatter, to jerk”).

"The moon," said the factor, who was now beginning to speak very thick, "ripens corn, at least the old folk said so--and she fills nuts also, whilk is of less matter--sparge nuces, pueri." — The Pirate: Andrew Lang Edition, Walter Scott

sprinkle, sprinkling

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