Talk:prowl

Tea Room discussion
See Special:PermanentLink/24549090. DCDuring TALK 21:22, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

"To be watching over something. It's tough to sneak vandalism into Wikipedia as there are plenty of other users prowling the recent changes page." The usex is believable, but does it really mean "watching over" rather than (say) patrolling or hanging around it? Equinox ◑ 10:57, 13 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Moved usage example. Not sure if definition is legit. DAVilla 16:12, 13 December 2011 (UTC)
 * An early Wonderfool entry. As a result, should be given a rewrite. --Simplus2 20:00, 23 December 2011 (UTC)

Chambers 1908 etymology
"Probably for progle = prokle, a frequentative form of proke, to thrust; compare prog. Equinox ◑ 15:46, 6 January 2019 (UTC)