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• prostitute

  [OED idem obs. →1747] vi. to become or be a prostitute (non-reflexive, absolute): The lack of employment causes mothers to prostitute
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• prosperous

  [OED, thriving (financially only after 1638)1 adj. 1. thriving (not restricted to finance). (Black) 2. (of people) fertile; having many children. (Black)
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• prop-pry

  See PRA-PRA.
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• proper: the proper

  [OED, excellent arch, or vulgar] n. the right way of doing something; the real thing; the best (youth slang): Ruthnell hair
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• program

  n. a CONCERT of hymns in a church to raise funds: He had a program. . .down to Gospel Hall (Cat).
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• prog, progue (2)

  v.t. [DJE idem; OED, to prod, probe; Scots idem CSD] 1. to prod; to poke something out of a place: He
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• prog, progue (1)

  /prohe [Car.; cf. OED, v.t. to beg obs. → 1656; v.i. to search about, esp. for food; Brit. dial. North, Mid idem
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• professor of plants

  [W Car, professor idem; OED professor one who makes a profession of any art or science] n. a person skilled
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• produce

  /pradyúws/ [OED formerly stressed prodúce, like the verb] n. produce; vegetables: 1982 The wholesale produce market has enough to­matoes (ZNS-TV). (Nassau, Crooked)
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• prise

  [from praise, perhaps influenced by prize] v. to admire, praise: 1918 Everybody come up an' prised de baby (Parsons 140).
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