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Sprag - Etymology
Hello
Anybody elsewhere heard the word 'sprag'?
It means 'to inform on', 'to grass'.
As in:
'I sprag on my mate.'
'He spragged on me.'
'We've spraggen on each other.'
I know it's been in use for at least fifty years in northern Lincolnshire.
There are but 2 hits on Google that have the word how I mean (that I can find). One is from Hull, the other Macclesfield.
Any guesses (or better)? I can only think that it could be somehow like 'speak', but dutch or german?
Thanks
Joseph
Anybody elsewhere heard the word 'sprag'?
It means 'to inform on', 'to grass'.
As in:
'I sprag on my mate.'
'He spragged on me.'
'We've spraggen on each other.'
I know it's been in use for at least fifty years in northern Lincolnshire.
There are but 2 hits on Google that have the word how I mean (that I can find). One is from Hull, the other Macclesfield.
Any guesses (or better)? I can only think that it could be somehow like 'speak', but dutch or german?
Thanks
Joseph
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[nq:1]Anybody elsewhere heard the word 'sprag'? It means 'to inform on', 'to grass'. ' ...
- [nq:1]Anybody elsewhere heard the word 'sprag'?
- It means 'to inform on', 'to grass'.
- ' ...
- Macclesfield.
- Any guesses (or better)?
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[nq:1]Anybody elsewhere heard the word 'sprag'? It means 'to inform on', 'to grass'. As in: 'I sprag on my mate.' ... Macclesfield. Any guesses (or better)? I can only think that it could be somehow like 'speak', but dutch or german?[/nq]
Or it could be a humorous development of the older slang "grass" that you mention, bringing in asparagus/sparrowgrass. Was that a big crop in Lincolnshire?
Or it could be a humorous development of the older slang "grass" that you mention, bringing in asparagus/sparrowgrass. Was that a big crop in Lincolnshire?
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[nq:1]Hello Anybody elsewhere heard the word 'sprag'? It means 'to inform on', 'to grass'. As in: 'I sprag on my ... Macclesfield. Any guesses (or better)? I can only think that it could be somehow like 'speak', but dutch or german?[/nq]
In my area it's twag. No info, though.
m.
In my area it's twag. No info, though.
m.
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[nq:1]Hello Anybody elsewhere heard the word 'sprag'? It means 'to inform on', 'to grass'. As in: 'I sprag on my ... on Google that have the word how I mean (that I can find). One is from Hull, the other Macclesfield.[/nq]
When I worked as a radio operator on deepsea (Iceland, Greenland, etc) trawlers from Hull and Grimsby, sprag was another name for cod.
When I worked as a radio operator on deepsea (Iceland, Greenland, etc) trawlers from Hull and Grimsby, sprag was another name for cod.
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[nq:2]Hello Anybody elsewhere heard the word 'sprag'? It means 'to ... I can find). One is from Hull, the other Macclesfield.[/nq]
[nq:1]When I worked as a radio operator on deepsea (Iceland, Greenland, etc) trawlers from Hull and Grimsby, sprag was another name for cod.[/nq]
One of the mentions on the net was from Hull, and I'm not far from Grimsby at all. But I have no idea what it could
[nq:1]When I worked as a radio operator on deepsea (Iceland, Greenland, etc) trawlers from Hull and Grimsby, sprag was another name for cod.[/nq]
One of the mentions on the net was from Hull, and I'm not far from Grimsby at all. But I have no idea what it could
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[nq:2]When I worked as a radio operator on deepsea (Iceland, Greenland, etc) trawlers from Hull and Grimsby, sprag was another name for cod.[/nq]
[nq:1]One of the mentions on the net was from Hull, and I'm not far from Grimsby at all. But I have no idea what it could have to do with cod.[/nq]
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[nq:1]One of the mentions on the net was from Hull, and I'm not far from Grimsby at all. But I have no idea what it could have to do with cod.[/nq]
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