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prole
UK /pɹəʊl/ US /pɹoʊl/
noun 2verb 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
vain
VERB + PROLE
dig, forced
PROLE + NOUN
teal
PREP.
in
Definitions
noun
1
A member of the proletariat; a proletarian.
2
A pleb (ordinary person).
verb
1
To prowl; to proll.
[…] for he ordained, […] and that boyes and children ſhould have ſo little allowed them to eat, that they ſhould be forced to prole, and ſteal for their better proviſion, to make them thereby the more induſtrious, nimble, and quick of ſpirit, […]
But I will not ſuch Journies take, / To dig and prole in vain: / For was I to dig twenty Weeks, / Without might come again.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a member of the working class (not necessarily employed)
- proletarian
- worker
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
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[…] for he ordained, […] and that boyes and children ſhould have ſo little allowed them to eat, that they ſhould be forced to prole, and ſteal for their better proviſion, to make them thereby the more
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But I will not ſuch Journies take, / To dig and prole in vain: / For was I to dig twenty Weeks, / Without might come again.
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[…] and Joseph went proling about after dark with his gun—and took and shot him!
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