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pruce

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From Middle English Pruce (“Prussia”) (whence also spruce), from new Latin, from a Baltic language, probably Old Prussian; for more, see Prussia. Compare French Prusse.

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obsolete, uncountable Prussian leather. Some for Defence would Leathern Bucklers uſe, / Of folded Hides; and others Shields of Pruce.

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@misc{pruce_2026,
  title = {pruce},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pruce},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}