prod

To jab or poke, as with a pointed object.

To goad to action; incite.

A pointed object used to prod.

An incitement; a stimulus.

To prick or punch with a pointed instrument; goad; poke.

A pointed (often blunt-pointed) weapon or instrument, as a goad or an awl.

A long wooden pin used to secure thatch upon a roof. See the quotation.

A crossbow used for throwing balls of metal or stone. Compare stone-bow.

[⟨ prod, v.] A prick or punch with a pointed or somewhat blunt instrument; a poke.

A pyramidal or conical point which protrudes from the face of a loam-plate or a core-plate for the purpose of holding or retaining the loam.