What is to check the motion of, as a carriage on a steep grade, by putting a sprag between the spokes of the wheel. R. S. Poole called?
sprag — To check the motion of, as a carriage on a steep grade, by putting a sprag between the spokes of the wheel. R. S. Poole. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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