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obs. p. p. of Spread. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

obs. imp. of Spread. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Icel. spraka a small flounder. ] (Zool.) A young salmon. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Spragged p. pr. & vb. n. Spragging ] 1. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To prop or sustain with a sprag. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. See Sprack, a. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Spray a branch. ] A billet of wood; a piece of timber used as a prop. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act or result of spraining; lameness caused by spraining; as, a bad sprain of the wrist. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sprain fracture (Med.), the separation of a tendon from its point of insertion, with the detachment of a shell of bone to which the tendon is attached. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Sprained p. pr. & vb. n. Spraining. ] [ OF. espreindreto press, to force out, F. épreindre, fr. L. exprimere. See Express, v. t., and cf. Spraints. ] To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation; as, to sprain one's ankle. [ 1913 Webster ]