Sprag

Definition:

  • (n.) A young salmon.
  • (n.) A billet of wood; a piece of timber used as a prop.
  • (v. t.) To check the motion of, as a carriage on a steep grade, by putting a sprag between the spokes of the wheel.
  • (v. t.) To prop or sustain with a sprag.
  • (a.) See Sprack, a.