All 4 Uses of
probe
in
A Farewell to Arms
- Lacerations of the scalp (he probed Does that hurt?)
Book 1 *probed = investigated (explored the wound with a medical instrument)
- Now I'll probe for some of this if you like but it's not necessary.†
Book 1
- He used a local anaesthetic called something or other "snow," which froze the tissue and avoided pain until the probe, the scalpel or the forceps got below the frozen portion.†
Book 2
- Probing was unsatisfactory, he said.†
Book 2
Definition:
-
(probe) to investigate; or an investigation
or:
any of various instrument used for investigationinstruments such as:- an instrument to measure electronic voltage
- a surgical tool used for examination
- an unmanned spacecraft used for exploration