Found 2 items, similar to Sprag.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: sprag 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]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Sprag 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To prop or sustain with a sprag. [1913 Webster] Sprag \Sprag\, a. See Sprack, a. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Sprag \Sprag\ (spr[a^]g), n. [Cf. Icel. spraka a small flounder.] (Zo["o]l.) A young salmon. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] Sprag \Sprag\, n. [See Spray a branch.] A billet of wood; a piece of timber used as a prop. [1913 Webster]