Lug (?), n. [Sw. lugg the forelock.]
1.
The ear, or its lobe.
[Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
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 lugs of a kettle; the lugs of a founder's flask; the lug (handle) of a jug.
3. Mach.
A projecting piece to which anything, as a rod, is attached, or against which anything, as a wedge or key, bears, or through which a bolt passes, etc.
4. Harness
The leather loop or ear by which a shaft is held up.
5. Zool.
The lugworm.
Lug bolt Mach., a bolt terminating in a long, flat extension which takes the place of a head; a strap bolt.
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Lug, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lugged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Lugging (?).] [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 or cumbersome.
Dryden.
They must divide the image among them, and so lug off every one his share.
Collier.
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Lug, v. i.
To move slowly and heavily.
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Lug, n.
1.
The act of lugging; as, a hard lug; that which is lugged; as, the pack is a heavy lug.
[Colloq.]
2.
Anything which moves slowly.
[Obs.]
Ascham.
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Lug, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]
1.
A rod or pole.
[Prov. Eng.]
Wright.
2.
A measure of length, being 16 [Obs.] " Eight lugs of ground."
Spenser.
Chimney lug, ∨ 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.
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