| 释义 |
† ˈprowlery Obs. rare—1.
[f. as prec. + -ery.]
The action or practice of a prowler; a mode of plunder or dishonest gain; a swindle.
a1670Hacket Abp. Williams i. (1692) 51 Before the month of March expir'd, thirty-seven monopolies, with other sharking prouleries, were decried in one proclamation. |