Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Probe \Probe\, n. (Surg.)
   An instrument for examining the depth or other circumstances
   of a wound, ulcer, or cavity, or the direction of a sinus, of
   for exploring for bullets, for stones in the bladder, etc.
   --Parr.

   {Probe}, or {Probe-pointed}, {scissors} (Surg.), scissors
      used to open wounds, the blade of which, to be thrust into
      the orifice, has a button at the end. --Wiseman.

Probe-pointed \Probe"-point`ed\, a. (Surg.)
   Having a blunt or button-shaped extremity; -- said of cutting
   instruments.