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Pug
The pug is a breed of dog with physically distinctive features of a wrinkly, short-muzzled face, and curled tail. The breed has a fine, glossy coat that comes in a variety of colours, most often fawn or black, and a compact square body with well-developed muscles.
Pugs were brought from China to Europe in the sixteenth century and were popularized in Western Europe by the House of Orange of the Netherlands, and the House of Stuart. In the United Kingdom, in the nineteenth century, Queen Victoria developed a passion for pugs which she passed on to other members of the Royal family.
Pugs are known for being sociable and gentle companion dogs. The American Kennel Club describes the breed’s personality as “even-tempered and charming”. Pugs remain popular into the twenty-first century, with some famous celebrity owners. A pug was judged Best in Show at the World Dog Show in 2004.
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Peg (noun)
A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.
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Peg (noun)
Measurement between the pegs: after killing an animal hunters used the distance between a peg near the animal’s nose and one near the end of its body to measure its body length.
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Peg (noun)
A protrusion used to hang things on.
“Hang your coat on the peg and come in.”
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Peg (noun)
A support; a reason; a pretext.
“a peg to hang a claim upon”
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Peg (noun)
A peg moved on a crib board to keep score.
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Peg (noun)
A fixed exchange rate, where a currency’s value is matched to the value of another currency or measure such as gold
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Peg (noun)
A small quantity of a strong alcoholic beverage.
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Peg (noun)
A place formally allotted for fishing
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Peg (noun)
A leg or foot.
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Peg (noun)
One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained.
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Peg (noun)
A step; a degree.
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Peg (noun)
Short for clothes peg.
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Peg (noun)
A topic of interest, such as an ongoing event or an anniversary, around which various features can be developed.
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Peg (noun)
A stump.
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Peg (verb)
To peg.
“Let’s peg the rug to the floor.”
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Peg (verb)
To affix or pin.
“I found a tack and pegged your picture to the bulletin board.”
“She lunged forward and pegged him to the wall.”
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Peg (verb)
To fix a value or price.
“China’s currency is no longer pegged to the American dollar.”
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Peg (verb)
To narrow the cuff openings of a pair of pants so that the legs take on a peg shape.
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Peg (verb)
To throw.
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Peg (verb)
To indicate or ascribe an attribute to. (Assumed to originate from the use of pegs or pins as markers on a bulletin board or a list.)
“He’s been pegged as a suspect.”
“I pegged his weight at 165.”
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Peg (verb)
To move one’s pegs to indicate points scored; to score with a peg.
“She pegged twelve points.”
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Peg (verb)
To reach or exceed the maximum value on (a scale or gauge).
“We pegged the speedometer across the flats.”
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Peg (verb)
To engage in anal sex by penetrating (one’s male partner) with a dildo.
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Peg (verb)
To keep working hard at something; to peg away.
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Pug (noun)
A bargeman. from the 16th c
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Pug (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. from the 18th c
“Chinese pug|Dutch bulldog|Dutch mastiff|mini mastiff|mops|carlin|pugdog”
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Pug (noun)
chaff; the refuse of grain
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Pug (noun)
Any geometrid moth of the genus noshow=1.
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Pug (noun)
An elf or hobgoblin.
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Pug (noun)
An upper servant in a great house. from the 19th c
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Pug (noun)
A harlot; a prostitute. circa 1600
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Pug (noun)
One who fights with fists; a boxer
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Pug (noun)
Any compressed clay-like material mixed and worked into a soft, plastic condition for making bricks, pottery or for paving. (Also pug soil)
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Pug (noun)
A pug mill.
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Pug (noun)
The pawprint / footprint of an animal
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Pug (noun)
A term of endearment.from the 16th c
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Pug (verb)
To mix and stir when wet.
“to pug clay for bricks or pottery”
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Pug (verb)
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.
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Pug (noun)
a dog of a dwarf breed like a bulldog with a broad flat nose and deeply wrinkled face.
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Pug (noun)
a small, slender moth which rests with its wings stretched out to the sides.
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Pug (noun)
pugged clay.
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Pug (noun)
a boxer
“a come-from-nowhere pug gets a shot at the heavyweight title”
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Pug (noun)
the footprint of an animal
“I saw the pug marks of the tigress in the soft earth”
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Pug (verb)
work (clay) into a soft, plastic condition suitable for making bricks or pottery, without air pockets
“bricks set in pugged clay”
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Pug (verb)
pack (a space) with pug, sawdust, or other material in order to deaden sound
“old-fashioned pugging with dry sand cannot be carried out”
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Pug (verb)
track (an animal) by its footprints.