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sproat
Also sproat hook
[sproht]
noun
Angling.
a fishhook having a circular bend.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sproat1
1865–70; named after W. H. Sproat, 19th-century English angler
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Example Sentences
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Photographer Ian Sproat also travelled to the site as the story spread.
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Photographer Ian Sproat said his "heart was ripped out" when he saw the damage, while Hexham MP Guy Opperman described being "utterly stunned".
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Mr Sproat said he "drove straight over" from North Shields when he found out it had been felled.
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Photographer Ian Sproat said his "heart was ripped out" when he saw the damage.
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"Those memories, belonging to generations of people, have now been destroyed," Mr Sproat said.
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