SPRAGS

Noun

sprags

plural of sprag

Anagrams

• grasps

Source: Wiktionary


SPRAG

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.

SPRAG

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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