PROWL

v. n.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
v.

To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; esp., to search in, as for prey or booty. He prowls each place, still in new colors decked. Sir P. Sidney.

2.
v.

To collect by plunder; as, to prowl money. [Obs.]

3.
v.

To rove or wander stealthily, esp. for prey, as a wild beast; hence, to prey; to plunder.

4.
n.

The act of prowling. [Colloq.] Smart.


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