SPRAG

pitprop, sprag

(noun) a wooden prop used to support the roof of a mine

sprag

(noun) a chock or bar wedged under a wheel or between the spokes to prevent a vehicle from rolling down an incline

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Adjective

sprag (comparative more sprag, superlative most sprag)

Alternative form of sprack

Etymology 2

Noun

sprag (plural sprags)

A billet of wood; a piece of timber, a similar solid object or constructed unit used as a prop.

Verb

sprag (third-person singular simple present sprags, present participle spragging, simple past and past participle spragged)

(transitive) To check the motion of, as a carriage on a steep slope, by putting a sprag between the spokes of the wheel.

(transitive) To prop or sustain with a sprag.

Etymology 3

Noun

sprag (plural sprags)

A young salmon.

Anagrams

• ARPGs, GRASP, grasp

Source: Wiktionary

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Sprag, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel. spraka a small flounder.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A young salmon. [Prov. Eng.]

Sprag, n. Etym: [See Spray a branch.]

Definition: A billet of wood; a piece of timber used as a prop.

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.

Sprag, a.

Definition: See Sprack, a. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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