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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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