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   sparge

   /spɑːdʒ/

   verb

   • 1. moisten by sprinkling with water, especially in brewing: "the grains are sparged"

   noun

   • 1. the action of sprinkling or splashing.
   • ▪ a spray of hot water, especially water sprinkled over malt when brewing.

   Word Origin late 16th century (as a verb in the sense ‘sprinkle (water) about’): apparently from Latin spargere ‘to sprinkle’. The current senses date from the early 19th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sparger noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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