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Proll

Proll

,
Verb.
T.
[See
Prowl
.]
[
imp. & p. p.
Prolled
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Prolling
.]
To search or prowl after; to rob; to plunder.
[Obs.]
Barrow.

Proll

,
Verb.
I.
To prowl about; to rob.
[Obs.]
South.
Though ye
prolle
aye, ye shall it never find.
Chaucer.

Definition 2024


proll

proll

English

Verb

proll (third-person singular simple present prolls, present participle prolling, simple past and past participle prolled)

  1. (obsolete) To search or prowl after; to rob; to plunder.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Barrow to this entry?)
    • 1795?, Henry Stebbing
      [] the image of a fierce and ravenous beast, prolling up and down for his prey []