sprag / spræg /

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sprag3 个定义

n. 名词 noun
  1. a pole or bar hinged to the rear axle of a cart or the like in such a way that it can brace the vehicle against a road to prevent it from rolling downhill.
  2. Mining. a short timber for propping up loose walls or spacing two sets.
v. 有主动词 verb

spragged, sprag·ging.

  1. to prop, support, or immobilize by means of a sprag.
v. 无主动词 verb

spragged, sprag·ging.

  1. to slow a vehicle by means of a sprag or, sometimes, by bracing the feet against the ground.

更多sprag例句

  1. Sprag, sprag, n. a piece of wood used to lock a wheel: a punch-prop in mining.
  2. Conclusion; with a testimonial of commodore Sprag in behalf of the assembly.
  3. For all that, it's a sheer impossibility that you should guess who put a sprag in the wheel of Hilton's chariot.
  4. Next instant (to make quite sure) I jumped out, ran to the front, and lowered the sprag.