Definitions for: Sprag

[n] a wooden prop used to support the roof of a mine
[n] a chock or bar wedged under a wheel or between the spokes to prevent a vehicle from rolling down an incline

Webster (1913) Definition: Sprag, n. [Cf. Icel. spraka a small flounder.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A young salmon. [Prov. Eng.]

Sprag, n. [See Spray a branch.]
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.
See Sprack, a. --Shak.

Synonyms: pitprop

See Also: chock, prop, wedge

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