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Meaning of SPRAG

Pronunciation:  sprag

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a wooden prop used to support the roof of a mine
  2. [n]  a chock or bar wedged under a wheel or between the spokes to prevent a vehicle from rolling down an incline
 
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 Synonyms: pitprop
 
 See Also: chock, prop, wedge

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Sprag\, n. [Cf. Icel. spraka a small flounder.]
    (Zo["o]l.)
    A young salmon. [Prov. Eng.]
    
  2. \Sprag\, n. [See {Spray} a branch.]
    A billet of wood; a piece of timber used as a prop.
    
  3. \Sprag\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spragged}; p. pr. & vb. n.
    {Spragging}.]
    1. To check the motion of, as a carriage on a steep grade, by
       putting a sprag between the spokes of the wheel. --R. S.
       Poole.
    2. To prop or sustain with a sprag.
    
  4. \Sprag\, a.
    See {Sprack}, a. --Shak.
    
 
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