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Miners Roof Prop Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "SPRAG" which means:
- noun
- • A chock or bar wedged under a wheel or between the spokes to prevent a vehicle from rolling down an incline
- • A wooden prop used to support the roof of a mine adjective
- • Lively, full of energy verb
- • To check the motion of, as a carriage on a steep slope, by putting a sprag between the spokes of the wheel.
- • To prop or sustain with a sprag.
An example sentence would be:
- • "He used a sprag to secure the bicycle in place."
- • "The mechanic inserted a sprag to prevent the car from rolling backwards."
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New York Times11 Jan 1978 | Down 35 | |
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