Drag

(drag.) [From A.S. drag an.] (Agric.) Akind of harrow used in clod-crushing or breaking up ground. -In England, a vehicle resembling a stage-coach, driven four-in-hand by noblemen and gentlemen. Also, a mechanical contrivance in the form of a skid, attached to a carriage for the purpose of acting as a brake upon one or more of the wheels, so as to slacken speed when going down hill.- (Naut.) See DREDGING-MACHINE. (Build.) A steel tool for dre ing masonry of the softer cla of stone. -(Mach.) In marine steam engines, the discrepancy which may exist between the impelling powers of the floats of a paddle-wheel, or the blades of a screw-propeller. [s. 300]