What is to press closely within the arms; to clasp to the bosom; to embrace. "And huggen me in his arms." Shak called?
hug — To press closely within the arms; to clasp to the bosom; to embrace. "And huggen me in his arms." Shak. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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