Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
sparage .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete Asperagus.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Obsolete form of
asparagus .
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Examples
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Their convenient resemblance to asparagus as in Cotgrave’s “sperage beans” gave cooks an idea how to prepare them.
Savoring The Past Wheaton Barbara Ketcham 1983
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Their convenient resemblance to asparagus as in Cotgrave’s “sperage beans” gave cooks an idea how to prepare them.
Savoring The Past Wheaton Barbara Ketcham 1983
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