Lug | Webster's Dictionary (1865)

Lŭg, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. LUGGED; p. pr. & vb. n. LUGGING.] [A-S. lyccan, luccan, lucian, locian, dlyccan, dlocian, to pluck out, L. Ger. luken, Sw. lugga, Dan. luge. Cf. PLUCK.]

Sense 1. To pull with force, as something heavy and moved with difficulty; to haul; to drag.

Jowler lugs him still Through hedges. Dryden.

Sense 2. To carry or convey with labor.

They must divide the image among them, and so lug off every one his share. Collier.

To lug out, to draw, as a sword, in burlesque.

Lūg, v. i.

verbintransitive

To drag; to move heavily. [Obs.]

Lŭg, n.

noun

n. [See supra, and cf. Sw. lugg, logg, a flock of wool.]

Sense 1. Any thing drawn or carried with difficulty; a weight; and also the effort of drawing or carrying any thing heavy. [Colloq. and low.]

Sense 2. The ear, especially its lobe. [Scot. and Prov. Eng.]

Sense 3. That which projects like an ear, as the handle of a pitcher; a projecting piece in machinery, to communicate motion, &c.; especially, a short flange by or to which something is fastened; also, a projecting piece upon a founder’s flask or mold.

Sense 4. A bow which is drawn with difficulty. [Obs.]

Sense 5. A pliable rod or twig. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

Sense 6. A measure of length, being 16½ feet; a rod, pole, or perch. [Obs.] “Eight lugs of ground.” Spenser.

Sense 7. A lug-worm. See LUG-WORM. Carew.