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noun
1.
one of a breed of small, short-haired dogs having a tightly curled tail, a deeply wrinkled face, and a smooth coat that is black or silver and fawn with black markings.
Origin:
1560–70; origin uncertain
1560–70; origin uncertain
Related forms
pug·gi·ness, noun
pug·gish, pug·gy, adjective
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Pug
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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verb (used with object), pugged, pug·ging.
1.
to knead (clay or the like) with water to make it plastic, as for brickmaking.
2.
to fill or stop with clay or the like.
3.
to pack or cover with mortar or the like, as to deaden sound.
4.
to mix with water so as to form a paste.
Origin:
1800–10; origin uncertain
1800–10; origin uncertain
noun
1.
Also called pugmark. a footprint, especially of a game animal.
verb (used with object)
2.
to track (especially game) by following footprints or another spoor.
Origin:
1860–65; < Hindi pag footprint
1860–65; < Hindi pag footprint
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| pug3 (pʌɡ) | |
| —n | |
| a slang name for boxer | |
| [C20: shortened from | |
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Word Origin & History
pug
1566, general term of endearment, probably related to puck (2); one of the earliest senses is "sprite, imp" (1616). The sense of "miniature dog" is from 1749; that of "monkey" is 1664. The word at various times meant "a bargeman" (1591), "a harlot" (c.1600), and "an upper servant in a great house" (1847).
EXPANDPug-nose is from 1778, based on similarity to either the monkey or the dog.
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