prigging

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Verb

prigging

1. present participle and gerund of prig

Noun

prigging (plural priggings)

1. (obsolete, slang) stolen goods
   • 1837, “The Fate of Percy”, in The Knickerbacker, Or, New-York Monthly Magazine, volume 9, page 453:

     The minister of state and I alike for booty ax,
     Only I confess its priggings, v'ile he calls his swag a tax.

   • 1847, “The Golden Farmer”, in The Minor Drama: A Collection of the Most Popular Spring Comedies, Vaudevilles, Burlettas, Travesties, Etc, volume 1:

     Vhy^[sic], if I an't changed the coats without taking the priggings out ov my pocket, and have let him valk off vith all the plunder […]

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