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Pronunciation : Prog
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. D. prachen, G. prachern, Dan. prakke, Sw. pracka, to beg, L. procare, procari, to ask, demand, and E. prowl.]
Definition : 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.]

i. [imp. & p. p. Progged (. p. pr. & vb. n. Progging.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Prog
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 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.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913