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trug

  • /tɹʌɡ/ US, UK, Southern England
  • /tɹɐɡ/ Australia, New Zealand
  • /tɹʊɡ/ Northern England
  • /tɾʌɡ/ Scotland, Wales

Rhymes with -ʌɡ

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Compare trough.

noun trugs

  1. UK A shallow, oval basket used for gardening
  2. obsolete A trough or tray.
  3. obsolete A hod for mortar.
  4. obsolete A concubine; a harlot. the Tobacco seller, with their companion Trugs, must be coached to […]many other places, like wild haggards prancing up and down

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@misc{trug_2026,
  title = {trug},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trug},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}