pluggings
plural of plugging
Source: Wiktionary
Plug"ging, n.
1. The act of stopping with a plug.
2. The material of which a plug or stopple is made.
Plug, n. Etym: [Akin to D. plug, G. pflock, Dan. plök, plug, Sw. plugg; cf. W. ploc.]
1. Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole; a stopple.
2. A flat oblong cake of pressed tobacco. [U. S.]
3. A high, tapering silk hat. [Slang, U.S.]
4. A worthless horse. [Slang, U.S.]
5. (Building)
Definition: A block of wood let into a wall, to afford a hold for nails. Fire plug, a street hydrant to which hose may be attached. [U. S.] -- Hawse plug (Naut.), a plug to stop a hawse hole.
– Plug and feather. (Stone Working) See Feather, n., 7.
– Plug centerbit, a centerbit ending in a small cylinder instead of a point, so as to follow and enlarge a hole previously made, or to form a counterbore around it.
– Plug rod (Steam Eng.) , a rod attached to the beam for working the valves, as in the Cornish engine.
– Plug valve (Mech.), a tapering valve, which turns in a case like the plug of a faucet.
Plug, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plugged; p. pr. & vb. n. Plugging.]
Definition: To stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 April 2025
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
