on the prod

prep_phrase

Etymology

From the way a cattle prod provokes the animal into moving.

Definitions

  1. Provoked into action.

    • was ridin' partners with Chuck Gibbons, the Llano gunman, an' Chuck was always on the prod, sort of. One, two times I figured I might have to shoot it out with him my own self, but wasn't exactly honin' for trouble.
    • The current idea of lnjuns being shiftless drunks may apply to many, but they were strong, mean son bitches when on the prod.
    • I'm on the prod, not looking to settle down. Especially this close to the border.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for on the prod. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA