probang noun1 •A tool consisting rod, originally made of whalebone, with a sponge on the end, used for removing obstructions from the oesophagus, etc.In regard to foreign bodies in the oesophagus, Prof. Chiene's case of the bone, which was not capable of detection by the ordinary probangs and bougies, had some points of similarity […] — 1885 formsprobangs
