spragger

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noun

A mineworker whose job is to control (i.e., to slow, check, stop, or prevent) the movement of wagons or mine cars by applying sprags to prop them or to apply braking to their wheels or axles.

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Meanings

nounspragger (plural spraggers)

plural spraggers

  1. historicalotherwise uncommonbusinessA mineworker whose job is to control (i.e., to slow, check, stop, or prevent) the movement of wagons or mine cars by applying sprags to prop them or to apply braking to their wheels or axles.
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APA

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MLA

“spragger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spragger. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spragger,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spragger.

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