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Webster 1913 Edition

Prowl

Prowl

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Prowled
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Prowling
.]
[OE.
prollen
to search about; of uncertain origin, perh. for
proglen
, a dim. of
prog
to beg, or
proke
to poke. Cf.
Proke
.]
1.
To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; esp., to search in, as for prey or booty.
He
prowls
each place, still in new colors decked.
Sir P. Sidney.
2.
To collect by plunder;
as, to
prowl
money
.
[Obs.]

Prowl

,
Verb.
I.
To rove or wander stealthily, esp. for prey, as a wild beast; hence, to prey; to plunder.

Prowl

,
Noun.
The act of prowling.
[Colloq.]
Smart.

Webster 1828 Edition

Prowl

PROWL

,
Verb.
T.
[I know not the origin of this word, nor from what source it is derived. It may be derived from the root of stroll, troll, with a different prefix.] To rove over.
He prowls each place, still in new colors deck'd.

PROWL

,
Verb.
I.
To rove or wander, particularly for prey, as a wild
beast; as a prowling wolf.
1.
To rove and plunder; to prey; to plunder.

PROWL

,
Noun.
A roving for prey; colloquially, something to be seized and devoured.

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