trug

English

Etymology

Compare trough.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɹʌɡ/
• Rhymes: -ʌɡ

Noun

trug (plural trugs)

1. (chiefly British) A shallow, oval basket used for gardening
2. (obsolete) A trough or tray.
3. (obsolete) A hod for mortar.
4. (obsolete) An old measure of wheat equal to two thirds of a bushel.

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5. (obsolete) A concubine; a harlot.

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Translations

A shallow basket

• Danish: kurv (da) c
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Anagrams

• GURT, gurt, turg

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse trog.

Noun

trug n (singular definite truget, plural indefinite trug)

1. trough

Inflection

Declension of trug

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	trug	truget	trug	trugene
genitive	trugs	trugets	trugs	trugenes

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tʁuːk]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -uːk

Verb

trug

1. first/third-person singular past indicative of tragen