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sprung

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sprung
Said of timber or other structural members which have been bent by overloading.
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The Thebans sprung from the Dragon's teeth sown by Cadmus.
Oedipus At Colonus by Sophocles View in context
In this wild and warlike school a number of leaders have sprung up, originally in the employ, subsequently partners of Ashley; among these we may mention Smith, Fitzpatrick, Bridger, Robert Campbell, and William Sublette; whose adventures and exploits partake of the wildest spirit of romance.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
If you will remember, some of the seed fell upon stony places, where there was not much earth, and forthwith they sprung up because they had no deepness of earth.
The Sea Wolf by London, Jack View in context
 
 
 
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