2. A solicitor, who is allowed to speak before an inferior court, although not an advocate; corr. _procutor_, S.

L. B. _procurator_.

PROD, _s._ A wooden skewer, Ang.

Su. G. _brodd_, Dan. _brod_, cuspis, aculeus.

~Prod~, ~Craw-prod~, _s._ A pin fixed in the top of a gable, to which the ropes, fastening the roof of a cottage, were tied, S. B.

_Prod_, and perh. _c.r.a.p_, the top.

PROG, PROGUE, _s._

1. A sharp point, S.

2. An arrow.

_P. Buch. Dial._

~Prog-staff~, _s._ A staff with a sharp iron point in its extremity, S.

B.

V. ~Brog~, _v._

_To_ PROYNE, PRUNYIE, _v. a._

1. To deck, to trim; applied to birds.

_K. Quair._

2. Denoting the effeminate care of a male in decking his person.

_Doug._

Germ. _prang-en_, to make a shew; Su. G. _prydn-ing_, tr.i.m.m.i.n.g.

PROKET, _s._ _Proket of wax_, apparently a small taper.

Fr. _brochette_, a p.r.i.c.k or peg.

PROLOCUTOR, _s._ An advocate.

_Quon. Att._

Lat. _pro_ and _loqui_, to speak for.

_Praeloquutour_, id.

_Acts Ja. VI._

PROLONG, _s._ Procrastination.

_Wallace._

_To_ PROMIT, _v. a._ To promise.

Lat. _promitt-o_.

_b.e.l.l.e.n.den._

~Promit~, _s._ A promise.

_Pal. Hon._

_To_ PROMOVE, _v. a._ To promote.

Lat. _promov-eo_.

_Acts Parl._

p.r.o.n, _s._ Flummery, S. B.

Gael. _p.r.o.nn_, pollard.

p.r.o.n'D, PRAN'D, _part. pa._ Bruised, wounded.

_Buchan._

Gael. _p.r.o.nn-am_, to bruise.

p.r.o.nEVW, p.r.o.nEPUOY, _s._ A great grandson.

Lat. _p.r.o.nepos_.

_Wynt._

PROP, _s._ An object at which aim is taken, S. _prap_.