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1 Sprag -- rank: 1000

Sprag definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary SPRAG, a. Vigorous; sprightly. [Local.] [Note. In America, this word is ... pronounced spry, which is a contraction of spright, in sprightly.] SPRAG, n. A young salmon. [Local.] WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005 ... used to support the roof of a mine [syn: pitprop, sprag] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1902 a ... mine. Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Sprag Sprag, n. [Cf. Icel. spraka a small flounder.] (Zo["o] ...

2 Spragged -- rank: 466

Spragged definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Sprag Sprag, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spragged; p. pr. & vb. n ... as a carriage on a steep grade, by putting a sprag between the spokes of the wheel. --R. S. Poole. 2. To prop or sustain with a sprag.

3 Spragging -- rank: 466

Spragging definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Sprag Sprag, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spragged; p. pr. & vb. n ... as a carriage on a steep grade, by putting a sprag between the spokes of the wheel. --R. S. Poole. 2. To prop or sustain with a sprag.

4 Spray drain -- rank: 201

... s 1913 Dictionary Spray Spray (spr>amac/), n. [Cf. Dan. sprag. See Sprig.] 1. A small shoot or branch; a twig ...

5 spark consumer -- rank: 201

... to D. spark, sperk; cf. Icel. spraka to crackle, Lith. sprag["e]ti, Gr. ? a bursting with a noise, Skr. sph ...

6 spriest -- rank: 201

... or Spryest.] [Cf. dial. Sw. sprygg lively, skittish, and E. sprag.] Having great power of leaping or running; nimble; active. [U ...

7 sprier -- rank: 201

... or Spryest.] [Cf. dial. Sw. sprygg lively, skittish, and E. sprag.] Having great power of leaping or running; nimble; active. [U ...

8 sprog -- rank: 201

... baby. Etymology: orig. services' sl., = new recruit: perh. f. obs. sprag lively young man Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (sprogs) A sprog ...

9 spark arrester -- rank: 201

... to D. spark, sperk; cf. Icel. spraka to crackle, Lith. sprag["e]ti, Gr. ? a bursting with a noise, Skr. sph ...

10 Spry -- rank: 201

... or Spryest.] [Cf. dial. Sw. sprygg lively, skittish, and E. sprag.] Having great power of leaping or running; nimble; active. [U ...

11 Sprug -- rank: 201

... v. t. [Cf. Prov. E. sprug up to dress neatly, sprag to prop, a., lively.] To make smart. [Obs.]

12 Sprightful -- rank: 201

... This word seems to be formed from the root of sprag, a local word, pronounced in America spry. It belongs to ...

13 Spray -- rank: 201

... s 1913 Dictionary Spray Spray (spr>amac/), n. [Cf. Dan. sprag. See Sprig.] 1. A small shoot or branch; a twig ...

14 Spark -- rank: 201

... to D. spark, sperk; cf. Icel. spraka to crackle, Lith. sprag["e]ti, Gr. ? a bursting with a noise, Skr. sph ...

15 Spryest -- rank: 201

... or Spryest.] [Cf. dial. Sw. sprygg lively, skittish, and E. sprag.] Having great power of leaping or running; nimble; active. [U ...