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.
To collect by plunder; as, to prowl money. [Obs.]
To rove or wander stealthily, esp. for prey, as a wild beast; hence, to prey; to plunder.
The act of prowling. [Colloq.] Smart.
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