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pugging (root: pug)
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- The act or process of working and tempering clay to make it plastic and of uniform consistency, as for bricks, for pottery, etc. [1913 Webster]
- Mortar or the like, laid between the joists under the boards of a floor, or within a partition, to deaden sound; -- in the United States usually called
deafening . [1913 Webster]
pugging, a.
Thieving. Shak. [1913 Webster]
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