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Webster 1913 Edition


Pugging

Pug′ging

,
Noun.
[See
Pug
,
Verb.
T.
]
1.
The act or process of working and tempering clay to make it plastic and of uniform consistency, as for bricks, for pottery, etc.
2.
(Arch.)
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
.

Pug′ging

,
Adj.
Thieving.
[Obs.]
Shak.

Definition 2024


pugging

pugging

English

One form of pugging between the joists in a barn. In this sense the pugging material is held in place with sticks and is used as an insulation and air sealing material. Image: Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed

Verb

pugging

  1. present participle of pug

Noun

pugging (countable and uncountable, plural puggings)

  1. (architecture) mortar etc. laid between the joists under the boards of a floor, or within a partition, to deaden sound.

Synonyms

  • (mortar etc. laid between joists): deafening (US)