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probe
in
Killing Lincoln
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As the courier gallops back to Lee, Union skirmishers march to the front and prepare to probe the Confederate lines for vulnerability.†
p. 77.2 *

probe = to investigate; or an investigation; or an instrument used for investigation
A surgeon will probe the exposed brain before slicing into it with a scalpel, using the path of coagulated blood to trace the trajectory of the ball.†
p. 208.1
He rolls the president on one side and carefully searches for a puncture wound, his fingers slipping along the skin, probing for a telltale oozing of blood.†
p. 218.7

probing = investigating
Lincoln's brain, in which a Nelaton's probe (a long, porcelain, pencil-like instrument) is now being inserted in hopes of finding the bullet, contains vivid memories of a youth spent on the wild American frontier.†
p. 229.6

probe = to investigate; or an investigation; or an instrument used for investigation
The unfortunate mementos of his assassination remain behind in Washington: the Deringer bullet and the Nelaton's probe that pinpointed its location in his brain will soon be on display in a museum, as will the red horsehair rocker in which he was shot.†
p. 264.5
His nervousness is compounded as Lovett questions him again, probing Mudd's story for discrepancies, half-truths, and outright lies.†
p. 265.4

probing = investigating

Definitions:

(1) (probe)
to investigate closely; or a tool or device used to explore, examine, or gather information
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)