spruit

[ sproot, spreyt ]

noun

1. (in southern Africa) a small stream.

spruit

/ spreɪt /

noun

1. a small tributary stream or watercourse

Word History and Origins

Origin of spruit¹

1860–65; < Afrikaans < Dutch spruit sprout

Word History and Origins

Origin of spruit¹

Afrikaans spruit offshoot, tributary

Example Sentences

As I had no change, I had to remain at the spruit until what I had washed had got dry.

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Whether the affair of Bronkhorst Spruit can be called an act of treachery on the part of the Boers is rather a nice question.

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He was never sure what manner of man he saw, watching him from the far side of the spruit.

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When you came back from the spruit, we had just found a curious thing where we were digging.

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Haven't I watched you many a moonlight night stealing down to where it grew by the old spruit?

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