pug

Definitions

1. 1.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. See Pugging, 2.
2. 2.Tempered clay; clay moistened and worked so as to be plastic.
3. 3.A pug mill. Pug mill, a kind of mill for grinding and mixing clay, either for brickmaking or the fine arts; a clay mill. It consists essentially of an upright shaft armed with projecting knives, which is caused to revolve in a hollow cylinder, tub, or vat, in which the clay is placed.
4. 4.An elf, or a hobgoblin; also same as Puck. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
5. 5.A name for a monkey. [Colloq.] Addison.
6. 6.A name for a fox. [Prov. Eng.] C. Kingsley.
7. 7.An intimate; a crony; a dear one. [Obs.] Lyly.
8. 8.pl. Chaff; the refuse of grain. [Obs.] Holland.
9. 9.A prostitute. [Obs.] Cotgrave.
10. 10.(Zoöl.) One of a small breed of pet dogs having a short nose and head; a pug dog.
11. 11.(Zoöl.) Any geometrid moth of the genus Eupithecia.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is 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. See Pugging, 2 called?
• What is tempered clay; clay moistened and worked so as to be plastic called?
• What is an elf, or a hobgoblin; also same as Puck. [Obs.] B. Jonson called?
• What is a name for a fox. [Prov. Eng.] C. Kingsley called?
• What is an intimate; a crony; a dear one. [Obs.] Lyly called?
• What is pl. Chaff; the refuse of grain. [Obs.] Holland called?
• What is one of a small breed of pet dogs having a short nose and head; a pug dog called?
• What is any geometrid moth of the genus Eupithecia called?