prigger
A thief.
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priggers
Thieves in general. Priggers of prancers; horse stealers. Priggers of cacklers: robbers of hen-roosts.
prigging
Riding; also lying with a woman.
prim and proper
Formal and respectable in behavior and appearance
prima facie
At first sight. A prima \ facie case is a case or statement which, without minute examination into its merits, seems plausible and correct.
prima facie evidence
That which seems likely un- less it can be explained away.
primary school
A school for children between ages 5 and 11
prime
Bang up. Quite the thing. Excellent. Well done. She's a prime piece; she is very skilful in the venereal act. Prime post. She's a prime article.
prime minister
Head of government in a country
Prime Number
The Golden Number; also called simply "the Prime.
prime of life
The best or most productive years of a person's life
prime the pump
To take initial actions to stimulate a process or activity
primed
Said of a person in that state of incipient intoxication that if he took more drink it would become evident. Also, crammed for an examination.
priminaky
I had like to be brought into a priminary; i.e. into trouble; from PREMUNIRE.
Primitive Methodists
A secession from the Methodists, led by Hugh Bourne in 1810. They adopted this name because they reverted to the original methods of preaching of the Wesleys.
primitive type
A basic data type in programming
primrose path
A course of action that is tempting but ultimately leads to trouble
primus inter pares
The first among equals. Prince (Lat. princeps, chief, leader). A royal title which, in England, is now limited to the sons of the sovereign and their sons. Princess is similarly limited to the sovereign's daughters and his sons' (but not daughters') daughters.
Prince Ahmed's apple
In the Arabian Nights story of Prince Ahmed, a cure for every disorder. The prince purchased it at Samar- cand.
Prince Consort
A prince who is the husband of a reigning queen
Prince of Asturias
The title of the heir- apparent to the former Spanish throne.
Prince of Piedmont
The heir-apparent to the House of Savoy, former kings of Italy.
Prince of the Peace
The Spanish statesman Manuel de Godoy (1767-185!) was granted this title for having negotiated peace with France in the Treaty of Basel, 1795.
Prince of Wales 's feathers
See PRINCE OF WALES. Tarred and feathered. See TAR.
prince prig
A king of the gypsies; also the head thief or receiver general.
Prince Rupert's drops
See RUPERT. Princess Royal, the title of an eldest daughter of a British sovereign. On the death of a Prin- cess Royal the eldest daughter of the then reigning monarch automatically receives the title and retains ft fc r life, no matter how many sovereigns with daughters may occupy the throne during her lifetime.
princes
When the majesty of the people was a favourite terra in the House of Commons, a celebrated wit, seeing chimney sweepers dancing on a May-day, styled them the young princes.
princod
A pincushion. SCOTCH--Also a round plump man or woman.
princox
A pert, lively, forward fellow.
princum prancum
Mrs. Princum Prancum; a nice, precise, formal madam.
prinking
Dressing over nicely: prinked up as if he came out of a bandbox, or fit to sit upon a cupboard's head.
All in print, quite neat or exact, set, screwed up. Quite in print; set in a formal manner.
prior to
before something happens
priscian
To break Priscian's head; to write or speak false grammar. Priscian was a famous grammarian, who flourished at Constantinople in the year 525; and who was so devoted to his favourite study, that to speak false Latin in his company, was as disagreeable to him as to break his head.
prison-breaker
The, or the Adventures of John Sheppard, a Farce, 8vo. London, 1725.
Prisons are built with stones of Law, brothels with bricks of Religion. (William Blake)
Institutions can be corrupt despite being founded on moral principles
prittle prattle
Insignificant talk: generally applied to women and children.
private credit
Credit or loan from a non-institutional lender
private eye
A private investigator or detective
privileged altar
In R.C. churches this is an altar with certain indulgences attached to all Masses for the dead said at it.
Privy Council
The council chosen by the sovereign originally to administer public affairs, but now never summoned to assemble as a whole except to proclaim the successor to the Crown on the death of the Sovereign.
Privy Seal
The seal which the sovereign uses in proof of assent to a document, kept in the charge of a high officer of State known as the Lord Privy Seal, In matters of minor impor- tance it is sufficient to pass the Privy Seal, but instruments of greater moment must have the Great Seal also.
prize and booty
valuables or rewards gained from a successful effort
Prize Court
A court of law set up in time of war to examine the validity of capture of ships and goods made at sea by the navy.
prize pig
A person or thing considered exceptionally valuable or prized
pro
A professional.—Theatrical.
pro and con
An advantage and a disadvantage
pro and con
For and against. "Con" is a contraction of contra. The pros and cons of a matter is all that can be said for or against it.
pro tanto
As an instalment, good enough as far as it goes, but not final; for what
pro tempore
Temporarily; for the time being, till something is permanently settled. Contracted into pro tern. Probate (pro' bat) (Lat., proved). The probate of a will is the official proving of it, and a copy certified by an officer whose duty it is to attest it The original is retained in the court registry, and executors cannot act until probate has been obtained.
pro tip
A helpful hint or advice from an expert
problem child
A person or thing that causes trouble or difficulties
procrastination is the thief of time
Delaying tasks wastes valuable time
Procrustes' Bed
Procrustes, in Greek legend, was a robber of Attica, who placed all who fell into his hands upon an iron bed. If they were longer than the bed he cut off the redundant part, if shorter he stretched them till they fitted it; he was slain by Theseus. Hence, any attempt to reduce men to one stan- dard, one way of thinking, or one way of acting, is called placing them on Procrustes' bed.
proctorized
TO BE, to be stopped by the Proctor, and told to call on him.—University.
Producer's Goods
An economic term for goods, such as tools and raw material, which satisfy needs only indirectly, through making other goods.
professional suicide
An action that severely damages one's career
professional victim
Someone who consistently portrays themselves as a victim to gain attention or sympathy
Proffer'd service stinks. (Strauss, 1994 p. 1149)
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
prog
Provision. Rum prog; choice provision. To prog; to be on the hunt for provision: called in the military term to forage.
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