| pug | 1. An elf, or a hobgoblin; also same as Puck. 2. A name for a monkey. 3. A name for a fox. 4. An intimate; a crony; a dear one. 5. Chaff; the refuse of grain. 6. A prostitute. 7. <zoology> One of a small breed of pet dogs having a short nose and head; a pug dog. 8. <zoology> Any geometrid moth of the genus Eupithecia. Origin: Corrupted fr. Puck. See: Puck. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| pug nose | A short, thick nose; a snubnose. <zoology> Pug"-nosed, Pug-nose eel, a deep-water marine eel (Simenchelys parasiticus) which sometimes burrows into the flesh of the halibut. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |