PROIN

Verb

proin (third-person singular simple present proins, present participle proining, simple past and past participle proined)

Obsolete form of prune.

Anagrams

• Ripon, orpin, ponir, porin, prion, rip on, ripon

Source: Wiktionary


Proin (proin), v. t. Etym: [See Prune to trim.]

Definition: To lop; to trim; to prune; to adorn. [Obs.] Chaucer. The sprigs that did about it grow He proined from the leafy arms. Chapman.

Proin, v. i.

Definition: To employed in pruning. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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