What's the difference between sprag and sprog?

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.

Example Sentences:

Sprog


Definition:

Example Sentences:

  • (1) This sounds damning, but the spend was reduced because many parts of the country had plenty of spare spaces ready for the upspringing sprogs.
  • (2) It is my female peers who sit down to dinner with apparently well-meaning family members only to be told by those who bred young that "the clock is ticking" and that it's "best to pop a sprog out while you've still got good equipment" (that's a direct quote).

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