pug

/pʌɡ/ · noun

Meaning

A small dog of an ancient breed originating in China, having a snub nose, wrinkled face, squarish body, short smooth hair, and curled tail.
A bargeman.
Chaff; the refuse of grain
Any geometrid moth of the genus Eupithecia.
An elf or hobgoblin.
An upper servant in a great house.
A harlot; a prostitute.
One who fights with fists; a boxer.
Any compressed clay-like material mixed and worked into a soft, plastic condition for making bricks, pottery or for paving. (Also pug soil)
A pug mill.
To mix and stir when wet.
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.
The pawprint or footprint of an animal
A term of endearment.

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