Proin

Proin
Proin \Proin\ (proin), v. t. [See {Prune} to trim.] To lop; to trim; to prune; to adorn. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

The sprigs that did about it grow He proined from the leafy arms. --Chapman. [1913 Webster]


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