[f. SPRIG sb.1 or v.1] One who or that which drives in sprigs.
1881. Instr. Census Clerks (1885), 76. Boot and Shoe Making:… Pressman. Sprigger. Rivetter. Tacker. Nailer.
1892. Labour Commission, Gloss. No. ix. Sprigger, a machine used in the boot industry to make and drive rivets or sprigs into the goods to hold the parts together.
