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▪ I. † sperge1 Obs.—1 [? ad. OF. esperge, var. of asperge.] ? Asparagus.
c1400Lanfranc's Cirurg. 275 He schal ete fenel, ache, persil, sperge,..& he schal ete no mustard. ▪ II. † sperge2 Obs.—1 [Aphetic f. asperge n.] A sprinkler.
1675Evelyn Philos. Disc. Earth (1676) 143 Gently refresh'd with a dewie sperge or brush, not with the watring-pot. |