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Sprag
Pronunciation : Sprag
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. Icel. spraka a small flounder.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: A young salmon. [Prov. Eng.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Sprag
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [See Spray a branch.]
Definition : Defn: A billet of wood; a piece of timber used as a prop.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Sprag
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 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.
t. [imp. & p. p. Spragged; p. pr. & vb. n. Spragging.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Sprag
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: See Sprack, a. Shak.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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