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Definition of Pronk
1. Verb. Jump straight up. "Kangaroos pronk"
Definition of Pronk
1. Verb. (context: of quadrupeds) To jump with all four limbs at once. ¹
2. Noun. A gait or a leap in which all four legs are used to push off the ground at once. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pronk
1. to show off [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pronk
Literary usage of Pronk
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1862)
"horse for show. G. prangen, Du. prank, ostentation, finery. Te pronk stellen, to
show off; ... pronk ..."
2. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1904)
"pronk v. Brooklyn Heights B. Co., 74 NY Supp. 375, 370, 68 App. Div. 390.
Physical injury. 1n an application for a life policy, in which the applicant ..."
3. The Picture Collector's Manual: Adapted to the Professional Man, and the by James R. Hobbes (1849)
"pronk (CORNELIUS), born at Amsterdam, in 1691 ; studied design under Frans Van
Houten, and painting under Arnold Boonen; he excelled in portraits, ..."
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