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sprag
1[sprag]
noun
a pole or bar hinged to the rear axle of a cart or the like in such a way that it can brace the vehicle against a road to prevent it from rolling downhill.
Mining.a short timber for propping up loose walls or spacing two sets.
verb (used with object)
to prop, support, or immobilize (a vehicle) by means of a sprag.
verb (used without object)
to slow a vehicle by means of a sprag or, sometimes, by bracing the feet against the ground.
sprag
2[sprag]
noun
a young cod.
sprag
/ æɡ /
noun
a chock or steel bar used to prevent a vehicle from running backwards on an incline
a support or post used in mining
mining a steel bar inserted into the wheels of a box to act as a brake
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of sprag1
Example Sentences
If one of the two engines fails, the sprag clutch is also a safety feature: It will transfer power from the working side to the failing engine’s side to keep both rotors going.
Sprag, sprag, n. a piece of wood used to lock a wheel: a punch-prop in mining.—v.t. to prop, or to stop, by a sprag.
Every few feet, short props or sprags are put in from the edge of the undermined portion to the floor, to prevent a premature fall, which might bury the miner.
But the epitaphs were trim, and sprag, and potent, and pleased the survivors of Thames-Ditton above the old Mumpsimus of 'Afflictions Sore'....
Just run back to the stack and bring us one of them small sprags.
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