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Webster 1913 Edition


Proin

Proin

(proin)
,
Verb.
T.
[See
Prune
to trim.]
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

,
Verb.
I.
To employed in pruning.
[Obs.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Proin

PROIN

,
Verb.
T.
To lop; to trim; to prune. [See Prune.]

PROIN

,
Verb.
I.
To be employed in pruning.

Definition 2024


proin

proin

English

Verb

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

  1. Obsolete form of prune.
    • Chapman
      The sprigs that did about it grow / He proined from the leafy arms.

Latin

Adverb

proin (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of proinde

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