proin

Proin

Proin\ (proin), v. t. [See Prune to trim.] To lop; to trim; to prune; to adorn. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

The sprigs that did about it grow He proined from the leafy arms. --Chapman.

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Proin is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
Webster's Revised

Proin

Proin\, v. i. To employed in pruning. [Obs.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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