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unruly (oh) and sprag (medicine)


unruly (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: ruly 'behaving well' (15-21 centuries), from rule]
violent or difficult to control
-synonym wild wild
::unruly children
::unruly behaviour
unruly hair is difficult to keep tidy
-- unruliness n [U]

sprag (medicine)


sprag


A billet of wood; a piece of timber used as a prop.

See: Spray a branch.

<zoology> A young salmon.

Origin: Cf. Icel. Spraka a small flounder.

Source: Websters Dictionary