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noun

any of a breed of small, short-haired dog with a thickset body, square muzzle, deeply wrinkled forehead, and curled tail
pug nose

Origin: Early ModE: altered < ? puck

transitive verb pugged, pugging

to temper (clay) for making bricks, earthenware, etc.
to fill in with clay, mortar, sand, etc. for soundproofing

Origin: < dial.: prob. echoic of pounding; orig. sense “to punch, strike”

noun

Slang pugilist

noun

a footprint or trail (of an animal)

Origin: Hindi pag

transitive verb pugged, pugging

to trail by following footprints

See pug in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A small sturdy dog of an ancient breed originating in China, having a snub nose, wrinkled face, squarish body, short smooth hair, and curled tail.
A pug nose.

Origin:

Origin: Origin unknown

noun

Clay ground and kneaded with water into a plastic consistency for forming bricks or pottery.
A machine for grinding and mixing clay.

transitive verb pugged pugged, pug·ging, pugs

To work or knead (clay) with water.
To fill in with clay or mortar.
To make soundproof by covering or packing with clay, mortar, sawdust, or felt.

Origin:

Origin: Origin unknown

noun

A footprint, track, or trail, especially of an animal; a pugmark.

Origin:

Origin: Hindi pag

Origin: , probably from Sanskrit padakam, footstep, foot

Origin: , from padam; see ped- in Indo-European roots

noun
Slang

A fighter, especially a boxer.

Origin:

Origin: Short for pugilist, boxer

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