puggings
plural of pugging
Source: Wiktionary
Pug"ging, n. Etym: [See Pug, v. t.]
1. The act or process of working and tempering clay to make it plastic and of uniform consistency, as for bricks, for pottery, etc.
2. (Arch.)
Definition: Mortar or the like, laid between the joists under the boards of a floor, or within a partition, to deaden sound; -- in the United States usually called deafening.
Pug"ging, a.
Definition: Thieving. [Obs.] Shak.
Pug, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pugged; p. pr. & vb. n. Pugging.] Etym: [Cf. G. pucken to thump. beat.]
1. To mix and stir when wet, as clay for bricks, pottery, etc.
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. See Pugging, 2.
Pug, n.
1. Tempered clay; clay moistened and worked so as to be plastic.
2. 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.
Pug, n. Etym: [Corrupted fr. puck. See Puck.]
1. An elf, or a hobgoblin; also same as Puck. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
2. A name for a monkey. [Colloq.] Addison.
3. A name for a fox. [Prov. Eng.] C. Kingsley.
4. An intimate; a crony; a dear one. [Obs.] Lyly.
5. pl.
Definition: Chaff; the refuse of grain. [Obs.] Holland.
6. A prostitute. [Obs.] Cotgrave.
7. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of a small breed of pet dogs having a short nose and head; a pug dog.
8. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any geometrid moth of the genus Eupithecia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 January 2025
(noun) powerful and effective language; “his eloquence attracted a large congregation”; “fluency in spoken and written English is essential”; “his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police”
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