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spragging

spragging is the present participle and gerund of sprag.

Meaning of sprag

Verb

sprag (third-person singular simple present sprags, present participle spragging, simple past and past participle spragged)

  1. (transitive) To check the motion of, as a carriage on a steep slope, by putting a sprag between the spokes of the wheel.
    • Accidents happen to the driver while running alongside his trip, spragging wheels or applying brakes1911, L. M. Jones, “Accidents from Mine Cars and Locomotives”, in Miners' Circular
  2. (transitive) To prop or sustain with a sprag.

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Questions about spragging

What is spragging the present participle and gerund of?
Spragging is the present participle and gerund of sprag.

Words near spragging in the dictionary

  1. sprag
  2. Spragg
  3. spragged
  4. spragger
  5. spraggers
  6. spragging
  7. Spraggs
  8. sprags
  9. Sprague
  10. Sprague Dawley
  11. Sprague Dawleys

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