prog Meaning, Definition & Usage

Prog intransitive verb

Etymology

Cf. D. prachen, G. prachern, Dan. prakke, Sw. pracka, to beg, L. procare, procari, to ask, demand, and E. prowl.

Wordforms

imperfect & past participle Progged present participle & verbal noun Progging

Definitions

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 noun

Definitions

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.