spraggers

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A form of spragger — 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

noun
  1. pluralplural of spragger
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spraggers. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spraggers

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

Chicago

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

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