sprag

- 3 dictionary results

1 [sprag]

noun, verb, spragged, sprag⋅ging.

–noun

1.	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.

2.	Mining. a short timber for propping up loose walls or spacing two sets.

–verb (used with object)

3.	to prop, support, or immobilize (a vehicle) by means of a sprag.

–verb (used without object)

4.	to slow a vehicle by means of a sprag or, sometimes, by bracing the feet against the ground.

Origin:
1835–45; special use of dial. sprag twig (OE spræcg shoot, slip); akin to sprig

2 [sprag]

–noun

a young cod.

Origin:
1700–10; special use of dial. sprag twig, lively young man; see sprag ¹ and for meaning, cf. sprig

sprag (sprāg)

1. A piece of wood or metal wedged beneath a wheel or between spokes to keep a vehicle from rolling.
2. A pointed stake lowered at an angle into the ground from a vehicle to prevent movement.
A prop to support a mine roof.

[Perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]

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