Lug

Lug
Lug Lug, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] 1. A rod or pole. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright. [1913 Webster]

2. A measure of length, being 161/2 feet; a rod, pole, or perch. [Obs.] `` Eight lugs of ground.'' --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

{Chimney lug}, or {Lug pole}, a pole on which a kettle is hung over the fire, either in a chimney or in the open air. [Local, U.S.] --Whittier. [1913 Webster]


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  • Lug — or LUG (see also LUG) can refer to:Places* Lug (Beočin), a village in Serbia * Lug, Germany, a municipality in Germany * Lug (Tomislavgrad), a Croatian village in HerzegovinaMythology* Lug (deity), later spelled Lugh , an ancient god in Irish… …   Wikipedia

  • Lug — ist der Name folgender Orte: Lug (Pfalz), Ortsgemeinde Lug im Landkreis Südwestpfalz in Rheinland Pfalz Lug (Niederlausitz), Ortsteil der Gemeinde Bronkow, Landkreis Oberspreewald Lausitz, Brandenburg Lug (Eggenfelden), Ortsteil der Stadt… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • lug — lug·ba·ra; lug; lug·gage; lug·gage·less; lug·gar; lug·gie; lug·sail; chug·a·lug; lug·ger; lug·er; …   English syllables

  • LUG — ist der Name folgender Orte: die Ortsgemeinde Lug im Landkreis Südwestpfalz in Rheinland Pfalz, siehe: Lug (Pfalz) einen Ortsteil der Gemeinde Bronkow im Landkreis Oberspreewald Lausitz in Brandenburg Ortsteile in Bayern der Gemeinden… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Lug — (l[u^]g), n. [Sw. lugg the forelock.] 1. The ear, or its lobe. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2. That which projects like an ear, esp. that by which anything is supported, carried, or grasped, or to which a support is fastened; an ear; as,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lug — 〈m.; (e)s; unz.〉 Lüge, Betrug, Täuschung ● 〈nur in der Wendung〉 Lug und Trug Lügen u. Betrügen, betrügerisches Reden u. Handeln [<ahd. lug; → lügen] * * * Lug [mhd. luc, ahd. lug, zu ↑ lügen]: in der Fügung L. und Trug (geh.; Betrug, Täuschung …   Universal-Lexikon

  • lug — lug1 [lug] vt. lugged, lugging [ME luggen, prob. < Scand, as in Swed lugga, to pull, lit., pull by the hair < lugg, forelock] 1. to carry or drag (something heavy) 2. to introduce (a topic, story, etc.) without good reason into a… …   English World dictionary

  • Lug — Lug, n. 1. The act of lugging; as, a hard lug; that which is lugged; as, the pack is a heavy lug. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] 2. Anything which moves slowly. [Obs.] Ascham. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lug — Lȗg m DEFINICIJA naselje (u blizini Belog Manastira), 1036 stan. SINTAGMA Lug Poznanovečki naselje (u blizini Zaboka), 663 stan.; Lug Samoborski naselje (u blizini Samobora), 660 stan.; Lug Subotički naselje u I Slavoniji, 581 stan. ONOMASTIKA v …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • Lug — Lug, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lugged} (l[u^]gd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lugging} (l[u^]g g[i^]ng).] [OE. luggen, Sw. lugga to pull by the hair, fr. lugg the forelock.] To pull with force; to haul; to drag along; to carry with difficulty, as something heavy …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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