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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
†PROOP, n., v.
I. n. A breaking of wind (Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 387).
II. v. To break wind (Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 189).
[Variant of colloq. Eng. poop, id.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Proop n., v.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 2 Dec 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/proop>