pug

  1. Noun.  Term of endearment (probably related to puck). (defdate, from the 16th c) .
  2. Noun.  A bargeman. (defdate, from the 16th c) .
  3. Noun.  A harlot. (defdate, circa 1600) .
  4. Noun.  A small dog of an ancient breed originating in China, having a snub nose, wrinkled face, squarish body, short smooth hair, and curled tail. (defdate, from the 18th c) .
  5. Noun.  An upper servant in a great house. (defdate, from the 19th c) .
  6. Noun.  The footprint of an animal. (Also ''pugmark'') (From the Hindi for 'foot', related to Sanskrit 'padh' and Greek 'ped') .
  7. Noun.  Any compressed clay-like material mixed and worked into a soft, plastic condition for making bricks, pottery or for paving. (Also ''pug soil'').
  8. Noun.  (obsolete, slang) A nickname for a pugilist or boxer.

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