ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Prigging

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Prigging is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of prig.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of prig.

More Meanings

  1. (obsolete, slang) stolen goods

Example Sentences

The minister of state and I alike for booty ax, Only I confess its priggings, v'ile he calls his swag a tax.
Vhy^([sic]), if I an't changed the coats without taking the priggings out ov my pocket, and have let him valk off vith all the plunder […]

Word Forms

Synonyms for prigging

Depending on context, synonyms include booty.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include padding, pickery, plunder, spreagh, frippery, stauling-ken.

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