What does "prod" mean?

Prod: A prick or stab which a pointed instrument.

Additional senses

  1. 2.A light kind of crossbow; -- in the sense, often spelled prodd. Fairholt.
  2. 3.To thrust some pointed instrument into; to prick with something sharp; as, to prod a soldier with a bayonet; to prod oxen; hence, to goad, to incite, to worry; as, to prod a student. H. Taylor.

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