sprag

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Alternative form of sprack.
noun
  1. A billet of wood; a piece of timber, a similar solid object or constructed unit used as a prop.
verb
  1. To check the motion of, as a carriage on a steep slope, by putting a sprag between the spokes of the wheel.
  2. To prop or sustain with a sprag.

Pronunciation

/spræɡ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sprag.wav

Word forms

sprag more sprag most sprag sprags spragging spragged

Etymology

See spray (“a branch”).

Derived words

sprag clutch
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