scrue

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Definition of scrue

2 senses · 2 parts of speech

noun

(alt-of, obsolete)Obsolete spelling of screw

“1635. "…upon the top of the aforesaid wood must be fastned a piece of liquored leather having three holes in it answerable unto the holes of the wood, then upon the wood must be scrued another snout whereby to fill each vessell with a severall liquor, V the snouts S T a brasse plate whereunto the snout is sodered, W the scrue that scrueth this snout upon the stile in the turned wood…" Hocvs Pocvs Iunior Printed by T. H. for R. M.”

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noun

(alt-of, obsolete)Obsolete spelling of screw

“1635. "…upon the top of the aforesaid wood must be fastned a piece of liquored leather having three holes in it answerable unto the holes of the wood, then upon the wood must be scrued another snout whereby to fill each vessell with a severall liquor, V the snouts S T a brasse plate whereunto the snout is sodered, W the scrue that scrueth this snout upon the stile in the turned wood…" Hocvs Pocvs Iunior Printed by T. H. for R. M.”

verb

(alt-of, obsolete)Obsolete spelling of screw

“1635. "…upon the top of the aforesaid wood must be fastned a piece of liquored leather having three holes in it answerable unto the holes of the wood, then upon the wood must be scrued another snout whereby to fill each vessell with a severall liquor, V the snouts S T a brasse plate whereunto the snout is sodered, W the scrue that scrueth this snout upon the stile in the turned wood…" Hocvs Pocvs Iunior Printed by T. H. for R. M.”

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