verb
- past tense of prog; to search or forage for food or provisions
- past tense of prog; to prod or poke with a stick or pointed instrument
Usage: chiefly British; informal or dialectal
Usage: archaic or dialectal
Examples
- The children progged about in the garden looking for berries.
- During the war, families progged for whatever food they could find.
- He progged the fire with a stick to stir up the embers.
- The farmer progged the hay to check its quality.
- They progged through the woods in search of mushrooms.