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▪ I. prob, n.|prɒb|
[Shortened f. problem n.]
1. (With point.) Written abbrev. of problem n., esp. in sense 5.
[1795C. Hutton Math. Dict. II. 603/2 Newton Princip. lib. 1 prob. 22 proposes to describe a Trajectory that shall pass through five given points.] 1864in Webster. 1905F. H. Collins Author & Printer 301/1 Prob., probable, -ly, problem.
2. colloq. (Now usu. without point.) A problem or difficulty; no prob(s) = no problem s.v. problem n. 3 d.
1934Wodehouse Thank you, Jeeves xi. 146 Quite a prob., I mean to say, and I was still brooding on it when the garden gate clicked and I perceived Jeeves walking up the path. 1979Washington Post Mag. 11 Feb. 13/1 ‘We are resp.,’ he continued. ‘We have ex. refs., we make 30,000 p., we have neither pets nor kids, we are avail. immed. What's our prob.?’ 1983McGowan & Hands Don't cry for me, Sergeant Major iv. 77 ‘No probs,’ said the Para's commanding officer... ‘He'll burn himself out in a couple of laps.’
▪ II. prob
dial. variant of probe v. |