sprag

IPA: sprˈæg

A billet of wood; a piece of timber, a similar solid object or constructed unit used as a prop.
A young salmon.

(transitive) To check the motion of, as a carriage on a steep slope, by putting a sprag between the spokes of the wheel.
(transitive) To prop or sustain with a sprag.

Examples of "sprag" in Sentences

But I'll put a sprag in your wheel afore you gang far.
For all that, it's a sheer impossibility that you should guess who put a sprag in the wheel of Hilton's chariot.
[But the] epitaphs were trim and sprag & patent, & pleased the survivors of Thames Ditton above the old mumpsimus of
Du Toit: "Was it safe not to put the aeroplane sprag and the farm gate safety devices back in place before knocking off?"
But the epitaphs were trim, and sprag, and potent, and pleased the survivors of Thames-Ditton above the old Mumpsimus of 'Afflictions
BorgWarner produces transmission components, including friction plates and sprag one-way clutch assemblies, for the optional six-speed automatic transmission.
The 'Silesian' method includes a "soldier sprag" brace wedged between the props underneath the roof bar to reinforce the props against lateral compressive forces.
As the huge pendulum below the Clock rocks the Chronophage as he steps round the great escapewheel, each backward and forward movement is used by sprag clutches to wind up the drive spring.
A new worker's attempts to "sprag," or stop the wheels, the cars with a piece of wood was in vain and the three loaded cars plummeted down the shaft and crashed into the descending elevator, Wolensky and Hastie said.