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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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PLUG, n., v.¹ Sc. usages.

I. n. As in Eng., in n.comb. plug-shot, in Mining: “a charge in a small hole to break up a stone of moderate size” (Sc. 1886 J. Barrowman Mining Terms 52).Ayr. 1901 G. Douglas Green Shutters xiii.:
He . . . ground them [words] out like a labouring mill, each word solid as plug shot.

II. v. Sc. Mining usage: to blast rock by means of plug-shots, see above (Sc. 1886 J. Barrowman Mining Terms 52).