PROG, verb intransitive [Latin proco, procor.] 1. To shift meanly for provisions; to wander about and seek provisions where they are to be found; to live by beggarly tricks. [A low word.] You are the lion; I have been endeavoring to prog for you. PROG, noun Victuals or provisions sought by begging or found by wandering about. 1. Victuals of any kind. [A low word.] PROG, noun One that seeks his victuals by wandering and begging.
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