priggingn.

Brit.

/ˈprɪɡɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈprɪɡɪŋ/

Forms: see prig v.¹ and -ing suffix¹; also 1600s priging.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prig v.¹, -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < prig v.¹ + -ing suffix¹.

1. slang (originally cant). Stealing, thieving. In later use chiefly: petty theft, pilfering. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > petty theft or pilfering > [noun]

micherya1393

mitchinga1393

picking1402

purloining1417

pilferc1425

pickery1460

pilfering1548

filching1567

lurching1570

pilfery1573

petty larceny1578

filching-tradea1592

prigging1591

filchery1607

nimming1607

sneaking-budge1699

pilferage1732

cabbaging1774

weeding1819

pilferment1823

crib1855

filch1877

souveniring1919

1591 R. Greene Second Pt. Conny-catching sig. A This base villany of Prigging or horse stealing.

a1633 Visct. Falkland Hist. Edward II (1680) 82 The Scots, that love not rest, delight in prigging.

1668 F. Kirkman Eng. Rogue II. xv. 132 The whole night was spent in prigging, wapping, and telling of drunken stories.

1791 Life & Trans. John Furber 13 Thus situated, one would almost imagine he would have resigned his pilfering calling, but..it rather lifted him up into a higher station in the Prigging profession.

1799 in Spirit of Public Jrnls. (1800) 3 353 Three boys brought in for prigging of wipes [pocket handkerchiefs].

1849 W. E. Aytoun & T. Martin Bk. Ballads 104 Might was right, and all the terrors which had held the world in awe Were despised, and prigging prospered, spite of Laurie, spite of law.

1859 J. D. Burn Autobiogr. Beggar Boy (ed. 4) 99 He had tried the prigging, and had been nabbed four times, and had been twice on the mill.

1903 J. S. Farmer & W. E. Henley Slang VII. i. 122/2 To tie up = to forswear: e.g., to tie up prigging = to lead an honest life.

1909 F. S. Isham in Trenton (New Jersey) Evening Times (1910) 30 Apr. It'll be more worth your while than any prigging or bagging you've ever yet done.

2002 S. Waters Fingersmith i. 12 She was wanted..by the police of four divisions, and if they got her, she'd swing. What was her lay? She said it was only prigging. I think it must have been worse.

2. Chiefly Scottish. Haggling over a price or the terms of a deal; hard bargaining.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > bargaining > [noun] > hard or unfair

prigging1591

sharp practice1836

1591 in C. Innes Registrum Honoris de Morton (1853) I. 176 Thai vill offer bot four markis for meill and beir for na prigging that Jhone Douglas and I can mak.

1632 S. Rutherford Let. in Joshua Redivivus (1671) 447 As the frank buyer who cometh near to what the seller seeketh, useth at last to refer the difference to his will, and so cutteth off the course of mutual prigging.

1669 Great Salvation in A. Gray Mystery of Faith (new ed.) 173 Take it and have it, and there shall be no more priging.

1821 Joseph the Book-man 81 The prigging o'er,—the penny down Admitted, beef is bought anon.

1889 J. M. Barrie Window in Thrums xviii. 169 I wondered at her want o' pride in priggin' wi' him.

1917 J. L. Waugh Cute McCheyne 112 Priggin' an' bargainin' is juist the breath o' my nostrils.

1928 Aberdeen Bk.-Lover 6 i. 13 Though there's speerin' an' priggin, they're nae slack o' biddin'.

Compounds

† prigging law n. (also prigging lay) Obsolete the practice or occupation of thieving.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [noun] > professional

prigging law1591

Cyllenian art1738

priggism1743

thief-craft1859

1591 R. Greene Second Pt. Conny-catching sig. A The discouery of the Prigging Law or nature of horse stealing.

1608 T. Dekker Belman of London sig. G2 The Prigging Law, whose grounds are the Cleanly and cunning stealing of horses.

1829 W. Maginn Noctes Ambrosianæ in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 131 Prigging lay—thieving business.

1829 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 26 131 As from ken to ken I was going, Doing a bit on the prigging lay.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

priggingadj.

Brit.

/ˈprɪɡɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈprɪɡɪŋ/

Forms: see prig v.¹ and -ing suffix².

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prig v.¹, -ing suffix²; prig n.³, -ing suffix².

Etymology: Apparently partly < prig v.¹ + -ing suffix² and partly (especially in sense 2) < prig n.³ + -ing suffix².

Now rare.

a. Thieving, pilfering.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [adjective] > stealing or inclined to

bribering?1529

picking1535

thievish1538

prigging1567

felonous1570

thieving1598

Hungarian1608

theftuous1632

felonious1637

predacious1665

furacious1676

priggish1699

furtive1816

kleptic1865

1567 T. Harman Caueat for Commen Cursetors (new ed.) sig. Ciiii A Gentleman..espieing a Priggar,..charging this prity prigginge person to walke his horse well.

1599 E. Sandys Europæ Speculum (1632) 119 Sundry of their prigging and loose Friers..have robbed their Convents of their Church-plate and Repositories.

1668 H. Rolle Abridgm. I. 73 Thou art a prigging, pilfering Merchant, and hast pilfered away my Corn and my Goods.

1737 J. Roderick et al. Eng. & Welch Dict. Prigging, lladronaidd.

1860 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. June 158 By dexterous hands and sly Pockets were searched, for prigging swells..Now faked the nimming cly.

1886 J. R. Rees Diversions of Book-worm iv. 136 The works of the prigging author of Tristram.

1925 New Smyrna (Florida) Daily News 20 Nov. 4/3 The slyly, highly-wiley folks, The jigging, prigging, digging folks.

†b. Scottish. That bargains; haggling. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

a1653 Z. Boyd Zion's Flowers (1855) 55 Wee merchands are, wee are not prigging men.

1823 J. Galt Entail I. iii. 22 Claud, in the mean time, was thriving as well as the prigging wives and higgling girls in his beat between the Nith and the Tyne would permit.

†2. That acts like a dandy or fop; affected. Cf. prig n.³ 3. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [adjective] > dandyish

quaintc1330

skipjack1598

satin1603

coxcombly1610

prigginga1627

coxcombical1649

skipjackly1674

jessamy1696

beauish1699

foppish1699

priggish1701

Jemmy Jessamine1786

macaronian1792

buckish1806

dandy1813

dandified1826

dandyish1826

Brummellian1829

dandyic1832

dandiacal1834

squirtish1843

macaronyish1858

fine-gentlemanish1865

foppy1878

dude1879

dudish1883

fancy1891

a1627 J. Fletcher & T. Middleton Nice Valour iv. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Uuu4^v/1 Was ever such a prigging coxcombe seen? One might have beat him dumbe now in this humour, And hee'd ha' grind it out still.

1824 W. Carr Horæ Momenta Cravenæ 100 Priggin, coxcomical, affected.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prigging
释义	priggingn. Brit. /ˈprɪɡɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈprɪɡɪŋ/ Forms: see prig v.¹ and -ing suffix¹; also 1600s priging. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prig v.¹, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < prig v.¹ + -ing suffix¹. 1. slang (originally cant). Stealing, thieving. In later use chiefly: petty theft, pilfering. Now historical. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > petty theft or pilfering > [noun] micherya1393 mitchinga1393 picking1402 purloining1417 pilferc1425 pickery1460 pilfering1548 filching1567 lurching1570 pilfery1573 petty larceny1578 filching-tradea1592 prigging1591 filchery1607 nimming1607 sneaking-budge1699 pilferage1732 cabbaging1774 weeding1819 pilferment1823 crib1855 filch1877 souveniring1919 1591 R. Greene Second Pt. Conny-catching sig. A This base villany of Prigging or horse stealing. a1633 Visct. Falkland Hist. Edward II (1680) 82 The Scots, that love not rest, delight in prigging. 1668 F. Kirkman Eng. Rogue II. xv. 132 The whole night was spent in prigging, wapping, and telling of drunken stories. 1791 Life & Trans. John Furber 13 Thus situated, one would almost imagine he would have resigned his pilfering calling, but..it rather lifted him up into a higher station in the Prigging profession. 1799 in Spirit of Public Jrnls. (1800) 3 353 Three boys brought in for prigging of wipes [pocket handkerchiefs]. 1849 W. E. Aytoun & T. Martin Bk. Ballads 104 Might was right, and all the terrors which had held the world in awe Were despised, and prigging prospered, spite of Laurie, spite of law. 1859 J. D. Burn Autobiogr. Beggar Boy (ed. 4) 99 He had tried the prigging, and had been nabbed four times, and had been twice on the mill. 1903 J. S. Farmer & W. E. Henley Slang VII. i. 122/2 To tie up = to forswear: e.g., to tie up prigging = to lead an honest life. 1909 F. S. Isham in Trenton (New Jersey) Evening Times (1910) 30 Apr. It'll be more worth your while than any prigging or bagging you've ever yet done. 2002 S. Waters Fingersmith i. 12 She was wanted..by the police of four divisions, and if they got her, she'd swing. What was her lay? She said it was only prigging. I think it must have been worse. 2. Chiefly Scottish. Haggling over a price or the terms of a deal; hard bargaining. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > bargaining > [noun] > hard or unfair prigging1591 sharp practice1836 1591 in C. Innes Registrum Honoris de Morton (1853) I. 176 Thai vill offer bot four markis for meill and beir for na prigging that Jhone Douglas and I can mak. 1632 S. Rutherford Let. in Joshua Redivivus (1671) 447 As the frank buyer who cometh near to what the seller seeketh, useth at last to refer the difference to his will, and so cutteth off the course of mutual prigging. 1669 Great Salvation in A. Gray Mystery of Faith (new ed.) 173 Take it and have it, and there shall be no more priging. 1821 Joseph the Book-man 81 The prigging o'er,—the penny down Admitted, beef is bought anon. 1889 J. M. Barrie Window in Thrums xviii. 169 I wondered at her want o' pride in priggin' wi' him. 1917 J. L. Waugh Cute McCheyne 112 Priggin' an' bargainin' is juist the breath o' my nostrils. 1928 Aberdeen Bk.-Lover 6 i. 13 Though there's speerin' an' priggin, they're nae slack o' biddin'. Compounds † prigging law n. (also prigging lay) Obsolete the practice or occupation of thieving. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [noun] > professional prigging law1591 Cyllenian art1738 priggism1743 thief-craft1859 1591 R. Greene Second Pt. Conny-catching sig. A The discouery of the Prigging Law or nature of horse stealing. 1608 T. Dekker Belman of London sig. G2 The Prigging Law, whose grounds are the Cleanly and cunning stealing of horses. 1829 W. Maginn Noctes Ambrosianæ in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 131 Prigging lay—thieving business. 1829 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 26 131 As from ken to ken I was going, Doing a bit on the prigging lay. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). priggingadj. Brit. /ˈprɪɡɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈprɪɡɪŋ/ Forms: see prig v.¹ and -ing suffix². Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prig v.¹, -ing suffix²; prig n.³, -ing suffix². Etymology: Apparently partly < prig v.¹ + -ing suffix² and partly (especially in sense 2) < prig n.³ + -ing suffix². Now rare. 1. a. Thieving, pilfering. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [adjective] > stealing or inclined to bribering?1529 picking1535 thievish1538 prigging1567 felonous1570 thieving1598 Hungarian1608 theftuous1632 felonious1637 predacious1665 furacious1676 priggish1699 furtive1816 kleptic1865 1567 T. Harman Caueat for Commen Cursetors (new ed.) sig. Ciiii A Gentleman..espieing a Priggar,..charging this prity prigginge person to walke his horse well. 1599 E. Sandys Europæ Speculum (1632) 119 Sundry of their prigging and loose Friers..have robbed their Convents of their Church-plate and Repositories. 1668 H. Rolle Abridgm. I. 73 Thou art a prigging, pilfering Merchant, and hast pilfered away my Corn and my Goods. 1737 J. Roderick et al. Eng. & Welch Dict. Prigging, lladronaidd. 1860 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. June 158 By dexterous hands and sly Pockets were searched, for prigging swells..Now faked the nimming cly. 1886 J. R. Rees Diversions of Book-worm iv. 136 The works of the prigging author of Tristram. 1925 New Smyrna (Florida) Daily News 20 Nov. 4/3 The slyly, highly-wiley folks, The jigging, prigging, digging folks. †b. Scottish. That bargains; haggling. Obsolete. ΚΠ a1653 Z. Boyd Zion's Flowers (1855) 55 Wee merchands are, wee are not prigging men. 1823 J. Galt Entail I. iii. 22 Claud, in the mean time, was thriving as well as the prigging wives and higgling girls in his beat between the Nith and the Tyne would permit. †2. That acts like a dandy or fop; affected. Cf. prig n.³ 3. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [adjective] > dandyish quaintc1330 skipjack1598 satin1603 coxcombly1610 prigginga1627 coxcombical1649 skipjackly1674 jessamy1696 beauish1699 foppish1699 priggish1701 Jemmy Jessamine1786 macaronian1792 buckish1806 dandy1813 dandified1826 dandyish1826 Brummellian1829 dandyic1832 dandiacal1834 squirtish1843 macaronyish1858 fine-gentlemanish1865 foppy1878 dude1879 dudish1883 fancy1891 a1627 J. Fletcher & T. Middleton Nice Valour iv. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Uuu4^v/1 Was ever such a prigging coxcombe seen? One might have beat him dumbe now in this humour, And hee'd ha' grind it out still. 1824 W. Carr Horæ Momenta Cravenæ 100 Priggin, coxcomical, affected. 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