- pug
- A small dog with a snub nose. Slang for pugilist.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
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Pug — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Pug Pug Nombres alternativos Chinese Pug Mops Puggu … Wikipedia Español
pug — pug1 [pug] n. [Early ModE: altered < ? PUCK2] 1. any of a breed of small, short haired dog with a thickset body, square muzzle, deeply wrinkled forehead, and curled tail 2. PUG NOSE pug2 [pug] vt. pugged, pugging [ … English World dictionary
Pug — Pug, n. 1. Tempered clay; clay moistened and worked so as to be plastic. [1913 Webster] 2. A pug mill. [1913 Webster] {Pug mill}, a kind of mill for grinding and mixing clay, either for brickmaking or the fine arts; a clay mill. It consists… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pug — Pug, n. [Corrupted fr. puck. See {Puck}.] 1. An elf, or a hobgoblin; also same as {Puck}. [Obs.] B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. A name for a monkey. [Colloq.] Addison. [1913 Webster] 3. A name for a fox. [Prov. Eng.] C. Kingsley. [1913 Webster] 4.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pug — Pug, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pugged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pugging}.] [Cf. G. pucken to thump. beat.] [1913 Webster] 1. To mix and stir when wet, as clay for bricks, pottery, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. To fill or stop with clay by tamping; to fill in or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pug — Pug, n. [Hind. pag foot.] A footprint; a track; as of a boar. [India] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
PUG — steht für: Flughafen Port Augusta in Australien (IATA Code) Palm User Group, Gruppe von Handheld Computer Interessierten Päpstliche Universität Gregoriana in Rom Parteipolitisch Unabhängige Gemeinschaft, Partei in Wolfsburg Penguin User Group,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Pug — steht für: Flughafen Port Augusta in Australien (IATA Code) Palm User Group, Gruppe von Handheld Computer Interessierten Päpstliche Universität Gregoriana in Rom Parteipolitisch Unabhängige Gemeinschaft, Partei in Wolfsburg Penguin User Group,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
pug — [pʌg] n [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Probably from pug trick playing spirit, monkey (17 19 centuries), perhaps from Puck; PUCKISH] a small short haired dog with a wide flat face, a very short nose, and a curly tail … Dictionary of contemporary English
pug — 1560s, general term of endearment, probably related to PUCK (Cf. puck) (2); one of the earliest senses is sprite, imp (1610s). The sense of miniature dog is from 1749; that of monkey is 1660s. The word at various times meant a bargeman (1590s), a … Etymology dictionary
pug — [ pʌg ] noun count a small dog with short light brown hair, a wide dark face, and a short flat nose … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
