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Meaning of proot | Babel Free

Interjection CEFR B1

/pɹuːt/

Definitions

A command to a donkey or mule to move faster.

Examples

“[He] taught me the true cry or masonic word of donkey-drivers, ‘Proot!’”

“The window is handed in [to a wicker carriage]. Her feet are wound around with comforters against a draft... Her ample bag of knitting is safe aboard... Proot! The donkey starts.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

proper job props prosit prrt prythee psh