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单词 proo
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Definition of proo in English:

proo

exclamation pruː
Irish English, Yorkshire, English Regional, Scottish, Northern
  • Used as a call to a cow or calf, or to command a horse to stop, stand still, etc.

Origin

Late 17th century; earliest use found in John Ray (1627–1705), naturalist and theologian. Apparently imitative. With use as a command to a horse to stop or stand still compare German brr, †burr, Icelandic prr, Danish prr, pru, pruhh, ptro, ptru, etc., Swedish pro, prro, proh, ptro, etc., French brrr, all in the same sense. With use as a call to a cow or calf compare also Scottish Gaelic pruidh, in the same sense (of uncertain origin, perhaps from English).

Definition of proo in US English:

proo

exclamationpruː
Irish English, Yorkshire, English Regional, Scottish, Northern
  • Used as a call to a cow or calf, or to command a horse to stop, stand still, etc.

Origin

Late 17th century; earliest use found in John Ray (1627–1705), naturalist and theologian. Apparently imitative. With use as a command to a horse to stop or stand still compare German brr, † burr, Icelandic prr, Danish prr, pru, pruhh, ptro, ptru, etc., Swedish pro, prro, proh, ptro, etc., French brrr, all in the same sense. With use as a call to a cow or calf compare also Scottish Gaelic pruidh, in the same sense (of uncertain origin, perhaps from English).

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