Pug — Defs

01 v. t. To mix and stir when wet, as clay for bricks, pottery, etc.

imp. & p. p. Pugged; p. pr. & vb. n. Pugging

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. See: Pugging

02 n. Tempered clay; clay moistened and worked so as to be plastic.

1.
Tempered clay; clay moistened and worked so as to be plastic.
2.
A pug mill.

Phrases & compounds

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.

03 n. An elf, or a hobgoblin; also same as Puck.

1.
An elf, or a hobgoblin; also same as Puck.[Obs.] See: Puck
2.
A name for a monkey.[Colloq.]
3.
A name for a fox.[Prov. Eng.]
4.
An intimate; a crony; a dear one.[Obs.]
5.
Chaff; the refuse of grain.[Obs.]
6.
A prostitute.[Obs.]
7.
One of a small breed of pet dogs having a short nose and head; a pug dog.(Zool.)
8.
Any geometrid moth of the genus Eupithecia.(Zool.)

04 n. A footprint; a track; as of a boar.

1.
A footprint; a track; as of a boar.[India]