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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sprag \Sprag\ (spr[a^]g), n. [Cf. Icel. spraka a small
     flounder.] (Zool.)
     A young salmon. [Prov. Eng.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Sprag \Sprag\, n. [See {Spray} a branch.]
     A billet of wood; a piece of timber used as a prop.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sprag \Sprag\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spragged} (spr[a^]gd); p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Spragging} (-g[i^]ng).]
     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.
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     2. To prop or sustain with a sprag.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sprag \Sprag\, a.
     See {Sprack}, a. --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sprag
       n 1: a chock or bar wedged under a wheel or between the spokes to
            prevent a vehicle from rolling down an incline
       2: a wooden prop used to support the roof of a mine [syn: {pitprop}]

















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