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pug

The correct spelling is pug.

How to pronounce pug

noun

IPA: /pʌɡ/

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The correct spelling is pug. A small dog of an ancient breed originating in China, having a snub nose, wrinkled face, squarish body, short smooth hair, and curled tail. For example: "to pug clay for bricks or pottery"

Usage Examples

to pug clay for bricks or pottery

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A small dog of an ancient breed originating in China, having a snub nose, wrinkled face, squarish body, short smooth hair, and curled tail.
  2. 2.A bargeman.
  3. 3.Chaff; the refuse of grain
  4. 4.Any geometrid moth of the genus Eupithecia.
  5. 5.An elf or hobgoblin.

verb

  1. 1.To mix and stir when wet.
  2. 2.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.

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