Sprag Definition
sprăg
noun
A device for preventing a vehicle from rolling backward on a grade.
Webster's New World
A pointed stake lowered at an angle into the ground from a vehicle to prevent movement.
American Heritage
A roof prop used in a coal mine.
Webster's New World
A young salmon.
Wiktionary
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
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Synonyms:
- pitprop
adjective
Alternative form of sprack.
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verb
To check the motion of, as a carriage on a steep slope, by putting a sprag between the spokes of the wheel.
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To prop or sustain with a sprag.
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Other Word Forms of Sprag
Noun
Singular:
sprag
Plural:
spragsOrigin of Sprag
Compare Icelandic spraka? a small flounder.
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Perhaps of Scandinavian origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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See spray (“a branch").
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