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ADJECTIVES 4. resembling the face or nose of a monkey or pug-dog; having such a face or nose NOUNS 1. a monkey (Scottish) 2. a squirrel (Scottish) 3. a drunken man (Scottish) 4. a term of endearment for women and children (obsolete) 5. a quasi-proper name for a fox 6. a tracker (also PUGGEE) (Anglo-Indian) VERBS 1. to play tricks on, to befool (Scottish) 2. with up: to bridle up; to show temper (Scottish) CLICK HERE FOR KEY TO SOURCES ETYMOLOGY adj. 1 (moist, clammy): from pug (vb. to perspire, dialect) noun 1 (monkey): from pug (n. a monkey) noun 4 (endearment): from pug (n. a courtesan, mistress obs.) noun 5 (fox): from pug (n. a fox) noun 6 (tracker): Hindī pagī, from pag pug (n. footprint of a beast) EXAMPLE From: The Works of Beaumont and Fletcher Edited by the Reverend Alexander Dyce, Vol. I. 1879 The Knight of the Burning Pestle. Act III, Scene V. P. 294
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