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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sprag \Sprag\, n. [Cf. Icel. spraka a small flounder.] (Zo["o]l.) A young salmon. [Prov. Eng.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sprag \Sprag\, n. [See {Spray} a branch.] A billet of wood; a piece of timber used as a prop. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sprag \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sprag \Sprag\, a. See {Sprack}, a. --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sprag n 1: a chock or bar wedged under a wheel or between the spokes to prevent a vehicle from rolling down an incline 2: a wooden prop used to support the roof of a mine [syn: {pitprop}]
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