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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

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A slender elastic rod, as of whalebone, with a sponge on the end, for removing obstructions from the esophagus, etc.

Noun.

[See Probe.] In surgery, an instrument of whalebone and spunge, for removing obstructions in the throat or esophagus.

A flexible piece of whalebone, with spunge fixed to the end.

probang ‎(plural probangs)

A slender elastic rod, as of whalebone, with a sponge on the end, for removing obstructions from the oesophagus, etc.