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Pronunciation: /pʌg/
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Definition of pug

verb (pugs, pugging, pugged)

[with object]
  • 1 (usually as adjective pugged) work (clay) into a soft, plastic condition suitable for making bricks or pottery, without air pockets: bricks set in pugged clay
  • 2 (usually as noun pugging) pack (a space) with pug, sawdust, or other material in order to deaden sound: old-fashioned pugging with dry sand cannot be carried out

noun

[mass noun]
  • pugged clay.

Origin:

early 19th century: of unknown origin

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