sperge

English

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒ/

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒ

Noun

sperge (plural sperges)

1. (distilling) A charge of wash for the still.

References

- Edward H[enry] Knight (1877) “Sperge”, in Knight’s American Mechanical Dictionary. […], volumes III (REA–ZYM), New York, N.Y.: Hurd and Houghton […], →OCLC.

• “sperge”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• repegs

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspɛr.d͡ʒe/
• Rhymes: -ɛrdʒe
• Hyphenation: spèr‧ge

Verb

sperge

1. third-person singular present indicative of spergere