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What's The Definition Of Prog?Synonyms | Synonyms for Prog: Related Terms | Find terms related to Prog: See Also | Prog In Webster's Dictionary \Prog\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Progged}. p. pr. & vb. n.
{Progging}.] [Cf. D. prachen, G. prachern, Dan. prakke, Sw.
pracka, to beg, L. procare, procari, to ask, demand, and E.
prowl.]
1. To wander about and beg; to seek food or other supplies by
low arts; to seek for advantage by mean shift or tricks.
[Low]
A perfect artist in progging for money. --Fuller.
I have been endeavoring to prog for you. --Burke.
2. To steal; to rob; to filch. [Low] --Johnson.
3. To prick; to goad; to progue. [Scot.]
\Prog\, n. 1. Victuals got by begging, or vagrancy; victuals of any kind; food; supplies. [Slang] --Swift. So long as he picked from the filth his prog. --R. Browning. 2. A vagrant beggar; a tramp. [Slang] 3. A goal; progue. [Scot.] |
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