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proped (medicine)


proped
<zoology> Same as Proleg.

Origin: Pref. Pro- + L. Pes, pedis, foot.

Source: Websters Dictionary


prop 2, noun (oh)



2 n [C]
[Sense: 1,3,5; Date: 1400-1500; Language: Middle Dutch; Origin: proppe]
[Sense: 2; Date: 1800-1900; Origin: property]
[Sense: 4; Date: 1900-2000; Origin: propeller]
an object placed under or against something to hold it in a particular position
[usually plural] a small object such as a book, weapon etc, used by actors in a play or Film
::Anna looks after costumes and props.
::stage props
something or someone that helps you to feel strong
::She was becoming an emotional prop for him.
informal a propeller
also prop forward
one of the players in a rugby team, who is large and strong and holds up the scrum