pug
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Etymology 1
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Noun
pug (plural pugs)
- A small dog of an ancient breed originating in China, having a snub nose, wrinkled face, squarish body, short smooth hair, and curled tail. [from the 18th c]
- Synonyms: Chinese pug, Dutch bulldog, Dutch mastiff, mini mastiff, mops, carlin, pugdog
- A bargeman. [from the 16th c]
- (obsolete) chaff; the refuse of grain
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Holland to this entry?)
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Derived terms
Translations
small dog
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Etymology 2
Corruption of puck, from Old English pūca (“goblin, demon”). Compare Icelandic púki (“demon”) and Welsh pwca (“hobgoblin”).
Noun
pug (plural pugs)
- (obsolete) An elf or hobgoblin.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Ben Jonson to this entry?)
- An upper servant in a great house. [from the 19th c]
- A harlot; a prostitute. [circa 1600]
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Cotgrave to this entry?)
Synonyms
Etymology 3
Abbreviation of pugilist, from Latin pugil.
Noun
pug (plural pugs)
- (informal) One who fights with fists; a boxer.
- 1988, Ken Blady, The Jewish Boxers Hall of Fame (page 226)
- He never trained for his characters either: with his slurred speech and disfigured mug he usually portrayed a punch-drunk ex-pug or comic tough guy, roles in which he was a natural.
- 1988, Ken Blady, The Jewish Boxers Hall of Fame (page 226)
Etymology 4
Compare German pucken (“to thump, beat”).
Noun
pug (countable and uncountable, plural pugs)
- Any compressed clay-like material mixed and worked into a soft, plastic condition for making bricks, pottery or for paving. (Also pug soil)
- A pug mill.
Verb
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- (transitive) To mix and stir when wet.
- to pug clay for bricks or pottery
- (transitive) To fill or stop with clay by tamping; to fill in or spread with mortar, as a floor or partition, for the purpose of deadening sound.
Etymology 5
From Hindi पग (pag, “step, foot”), related to Sanskrit पद्य (padya, “foot”) and Greek πόδι (pódi, “foot”).
Noun
pug (plural pugs)
Synonyms
Etymology 6
Probably related to puck.
Noun
pug (plural pugs)
- (obsolete) A term of endearment. [from the 16th c]
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Pronunciation
Noun
pug (nominative plural pugs)
Declension
declension of pug
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