1. (Astron.)
Defn: a star of the first magnitude in the constellation Canis Minor, or the Little Dog.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of mammals including the raccoon.
PROD Prod, n. Etym: [Cf. Gael. & Ir. brod goad, prickle, sting, and E. brad, also W. procio to poke, thrust.]
1. A pointed instrument for pricking or puncturing, as a goad, an awl, a skewer, etc.
2. A prick or stab which a pointed instrument.
3. A light kind of crossbow; — in the sense, often spelled prodd. Fairholt.
PROD
Prod, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prodded; p. pr. & vb. n. Prodding.]
Defn: To thrust some pointed instrument into; to prick with something sharp; as, to prod a soldier with a bayonet; to prod oxen; hence, to goad, to incite, to worry; as, to prod a student. H. Taylor.