Etymology

prop

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Today it means: An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports. Full definition →

Middle English proppe
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prop · noun, verb1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromproppe“a prop, support, support for a vine or plant”
  2. English todayprop

From Middle English proppe (“a prop, support, support for a vine or plant”), from Middle Dutch proppe (“support, support for a vine, stopper for a bottle”). Compare Middle Low German proppe (“plug, stopper”), German Pfropfen (“plug”), Danish prop (“plug, stopper”).

prop · noun2

Clipping of property.

prop · noun, verb3

Clipping of propeller.

prop · noun4

Clipping of proposition.

prop · noun5

Clipping of propagation.

prop · noun6

Clipping of testosterone propionate.

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