Progged

1 definition found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A perfect artist in progging for money. --Fuller.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I have been endeavoring to prog for you. --Burke.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To steal; to rob; to filch. [Low] --Johnson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To prick; to goad; to progue. [Scot.]
        [1913 Webster]