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 \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 \Probe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Probed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Probing}.] [L. probare to try, examine. See {Prove}.]
   1. To examine, as a wound, an ulcer, or some cavity of the
      body, with a probe.

   2. Fig.: to search to the bottom; to scrutinize or examine
      thoroughly. --Dryden.

            The growing disposition to probe the legality of all
            acts, of the crown.                   --Hallam.

Source : WordNet®

probe
     n 1: an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities;
          "there was a congressional probe into the scandal" [syn:
           {investigation}]
     2: a flexible slender surgical instrument used to explore
        wounds or body cavities
     3: an exploratory action or expedition
     4: an investigation conducted using a probe instrument

probe
     v 1: question or examine thoroughly and closely [syn: {examine}]
     2: examine physically with or as if with a probe; "probe an
        anthill" [syn: {dig into}, {poke into}]

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

Probe
     
        An {object-oriented} {logic language} based on {ObjVlisp}.
     
        ["Proposition d'une Extension Objet Minimale pour Prolog",
        Actes du Sem Prog en Logique, Tregastel (May 1987),
        pp. 483-506].