sprag adjective. [sprag] rare. L16.
[App. repr. a mispronunc. of SPRACK. Cf. SPRY adjective.]
Smart, clever.

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sprag noun¹. [sprag] Now dial. L17.
[Origin unkn.]
A slip or cutting from a plant; a twig, a sprig.

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sprag noun². [sprag] Chiefly dial. E18.
[Origin unkn.]
1. A lively young man. E18.

2. a. A young salmon. L18.
b. A young cod. L19.

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sprag noun³. [sprag] M19.
[Origin unkn.]
1. Mining. A prop used to support a roof or coal seam. M19.

2. A stout stick or bar inserted between the spokes of a wheel to check its motion; a similar device used as a simple brake on a vehicle. L19.
fig.:
■ R. Dentry If you were in the President's shoes, how would you put a sprag in Ziauddin's wheel?

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sprag verb trans. [sprag] Infl. -gg-. M19.
[from SPRAG noun³.]
1. Mining. Prop up (a roof or coal seam) with a sprag or sprags. M19.

2. Check or stop (a wheel or vehicle) by inserting a sprag. L19.

3. Accost aggressively, confront. Austral. slang. E20.

■ spragger noun L19.

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