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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Pug(g, v. [e.m.E. (1575) and mod. Sc. and Eng. dial., of obscure origin, but perh. a conflation of pull and lug, rug, etc.] tr. To pull, tug. —1655 Dunferm. Kirk S. 44.
Marione Broune … deponit that Iohn Kellek, ruggit and puggit hir beneath the spittell-brig