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101sprag — sprag1 /sprag/, n., v., spragged, spragging. n. 1. a pole or bar hinged to the rear axle of a cart or the like in such a way that it can brace the vehicle against a road to prevent it from rolling downhill. 2. Mining. a short timber for propping… …
102Empedocles — M.R.Wright INTRODUCTION Empedocles was a native of Acragas (Agrigento) in Sicily, a Doric colony founded on the south coast of the island in the sixth century BC, which soon grew to rival Syracuse in its prosperity. A line of temples, many of… …
103Sprigg — This unusual name is of early medieval English origin, and is an example of the common medieval practice of creating a surname from the habitual use of a nickname. In this case the nickname was used of someone who was tall, thin and bony, from… …
104Spriggen — This very uncommon name is of early medieval English origin, and is one of the patronymic forms of the surname Sprig(g)in(g) or Spriggen, itself a diminutive form of Sprigg. The name is a good example of that interesting group of early European… …
105Spriggin — This very uncommon name is of early medieval English origin, and is one of the patronymic forms of the surname Sprig(g)in(g) or Spriggen, itself a diminutive form of Sprigg. The name is a good example of that interesting group of early European… …
106Sprigging — This very uncommon name is of early medieval English origin, and is one of the patronymic forms of the surname Sprig(g)in(g) or Spriggen, itself a diminutive form of Sprigg. The name is a good example of that interesting group of early European… …
107Sprigings — This very uncommon name is of early medieval English origin, and is one of the patronymic forms of the surname Sprig(g)in(g) or Spriggen, itself a diminutive form of Sprigg. The name is a good example of that interesting group of early European… …
108Spriggs — This unusual name is of early medieval English origin, and is an example of the common medieval practice of creating a surname from the habitual use of a nickname. In this case the nickname was used of someone who was tall, thin and bony, from… …
109Bibliography — Primary Sources Collections of Essays and Articles General Works For other works of fiction set in fifteenth century England, see Roxane C. Murph, The Wars of the Roses in Fiction: An Annotated Bibliography, 1440 1994 (Westport, CT:Greenwood… …
110twig — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. shoot, branch, tendril, slip, scion. See part. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. offshoot, limb, sprig; see branch 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. branch, limb, shoot, bough, stick, stem, sprig, offshoot …
