Trudge (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Trudged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Trudging.] [Perhaps of Scand. origin, and originally meaning, to walk on snowshoes; cf. dial. Sw. truga, trudja, a snowshoe, Norw. truga, Icel. þr&umac;ga.]
To walk or march with labor; to jog along; to move wearily.
And trudged to Rome upon my naked feet.
Dryden.
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