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Webster 1913 Edition
Pry
Pry
,Noun.
A lever; also, leverage.
[Local, U. S. & Eng.]
Pry pole
, the pole which forms the prop of a hoisting gin, and stands facing the windlass.
Pry
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Pried
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Prying
.] To raise or move, or attempt to raise or move, with a pry or lever; to prize.
[Local, U. S. & Eng.]
Pry
,Verb.
I.
[OE.
prien
. Cf. Peer
to peep.] To peep narrowly; to gaze; to inspect closely; to attempt to discover something by a scrutinizing curiosity; – often implying reproach.
“ To pry upon the stars.” Chaucer.
Watch thou and wake when others be asleep,
To
To
pry
into the secrets of the state. Shakespeare
Pry
,Noun.
Curious inspection; impertinent peeping.
Webster 1828 Edition
Pry
PRY
,Verb.
I.
To peep narrowly; to inspect closely; to attempt to discover something with scrutinizing curiosity, whether impertinently or not; as, to pry into the mysteries of nature, or into the secrets of state.
Nor need we with a prying eye survey
The distant skies to find the milky way.
PRY
,Noun.
PRY
,Verb.
T.