LUG
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Lug (lŭg), n. [Sw. lugg the forelock.] 1. The ear, or its lobe. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
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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.
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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.
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4. (Harness) The leather loop or ear by which a shaft is held up.
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5. (Zo&ö;l.) The lugworm.
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6. A man; sometimes implying clumsiness. [slang]
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Lug bolt (Mach.), a bolt terminating in a long, flat extension which takes the place of a head; a strap bolt. -- Lug nut (Mach.), a large nut fitting a heavy bolt; -- used especially of the nuts used to attach wheels to vehicles. -- Lug wrench (Mach.), a wrench used to tighten or loosen lug nuts, usually a steel rod having a hexagonally shaped socket which fits closely over the lug nut; sometimes in the shape of a cross, having several such sockets, one at the end of each arm, to accommodate nuts of different sizes.
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Lug, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lugged (lŭgd); p. pr. & vb. n. Lugging (lŭg"gĭng).] [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.
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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.]
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2. Anything which moves slowly. [Obs.] Ascham.
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Lug, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] 1. A rod or pole. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.
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2. A measure of length, being 161/2 feet; a rod, pole, or perch. [Obs.] “ Eight lugs of ground.” Spenser.
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Chimney lug, or 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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