sprig2Pronunciation: /sprɪg/Translate sprig | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of sprig noun 1a small tapering tack with no head, used chiefly to hold glass in a window frame until the putty dries. 2 (usually sprigs) Australian/NZ a stud on the sole of a shoe or boot. Origin: Middle English: of unknown originsprig in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of sprig in the US English dictionary