English Dictionary: Progging | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Prog \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.] |