Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To poke; prod.
- To go prowling about, as for pickings or plunder; prowl; filch; forage; especially, to go a-begging.
- To search carelessly or aimlessly, as for oysters, clams, etc., along the shore in a rambling way.
- noun A pointed instrument for poking or prodding.
- noun A poke; a prod.
- noun Victuals got by begging; hence, victuals in general; food.
- noun One who goes from place to place begging for victuals.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb Low To wander about and beg; to seek food or other supplies by low arts; to seek for advantage by mean shift or tricks.
- intransitive verb Low To steal; to rob; to filch.
- intransitive verb Scot. To prick; to goad; to progue.
- noun Slang Victuals got by begging, or vagrancy; victuals of any kind; food; supplies.
- noun Slang A vagrant beggar; a tramp.
- noun Scot. A goal; progue.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Abbreviation of
progressive . - noun computing, informal A
program . - noun slang, obsolete
Victuals got bybegging , orvagrancy ; victuals of any kind;food ;supplies . - noun slang, obsolete A vagrant beggar; a
tramp .
Etymologies
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Examples
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There is some small truth in the term prog-folk, as the band tries to mix traditional Celtic tunes with prog (related) arrangements.
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There is some small truth in the term prog-folk, as the band tries to mix traditional Celtic tunes with prog (related) arrangements.
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Sancho had recourse to the larder of his alforjas and took out of them what he called the prog; Don Quixote rinsed his mouth and bathed his face, by which cooling process his flagging energies were revived.
Don Quixote 2002
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Sancho had recourse to the larder of his alforjas and took out of them what he called the prog; Don Quixote rinsed his mouth and bathed his face, by which cooling process his flagging energies were revived.
The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, Complete Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 1581
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Sancho had recourse to the larder of his alforjas and took out of them what he called the prog; Don Quixote rinsed his mouth and bathed his face, by which cooling process his flagging energies were revived.
Don Quixote Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 1581
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Stace: Ozric Tentacles is one of those bands that always comes up in prog-rock conversations, but I've never really heard them before.
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I could not easily categorise AV into prog metal, as there are no distinct elements in relation to classic 'prog' - however innovation is present.
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But above all the grand themes of Bacon's phi - losophy — the criticism of tradition, the idea of prog - ress, the revaluation of technology, the project of a history of the arts — were to inspire some of the chief spokesmen of European thought.
BACONIANISM PAOLO ROSSI 1968
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Delmoniker prog would 'a' made people open their eyes as was eatin 'their Christmas dinners on shore that day.
The Magic Egg and Other Stories Frank Richard Stockton 1868
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Probably I have said this before, but our fellow collaborator Igor (aka prog-jester) is a very talented and busy musician whose music can please different people with different tastes.
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chained_bear commented on the word prog
In Newfoundland English, noun: "Food (for a meal or 'lunch'); victuals, grub or winter supplies." Usage: "1955 Doyle (ed) 52 "Sealers' Song": Though short of grog still lots of prog / To bring us home quite hearty."
Verb: "To feed (another); provide food and accommodation." Usage: 1979 Daily News 9 Aug.: "I'm going to prog you this week and somebody else will do it next week."
--Dictionary of Newfoundland English
January 5, 2008
john commented on the word prog
Also, a genre of rock music. Often a really crappy, pretentious genre.
January 5, 2008
bilby commented on the word prog
Odd word ... let us know if you get any etymological background on this one c_b. Thanks.
January 6, 2008