| 释义 |
▪ I. ˈprogger1 Now dial.
[f. prog v.1 + -er1.]
One who progs, begs, or solicits; a beggar.
1685R. Lucas Happiness (1692) I. 280 How far shou'd I prefer the..unconcernment of a poet..before the former sort of servile philosophick proggers! 1876Whitby Gloss., Prooagers, beggars.
▪ II. ˈprogger2 dial.
[f. prog v.2 + -er1.]
One who or that which progs or prods: a. One who prods for clams, etc. (U.S.); b. A butcher's stabbing instrument.
1818W. Midford Coll. Songs 46 (E.D.D.) The progger an' steel. 1887Fisheries of U.S. Sect. v. II. 604 A miserable set who help the oystermen in winter and ‘go clamming’ in summer. They are locally known as ‘proggers’. |