Pug"gered (?), a. Puckered. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
Pug"ging (?), n. [See Pug, v. 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, a. Thieving. [Obs.] Shak.
Pugh (?), interj. Pshaw! pish! -- a word used in contempt or disdain.
Pu"gil (?), n. [L. pugillus, pugillum, a handful, akin to pugnus the
fist.] As much as is taken up between the thumb and two first fingers.
[Obs.] Bacon.
Pu"gil*ism (?), n. [L. pugil a pugilist, boxer, akin to pugnus the
fist. Cf. Pugnacious, Fist.] The practice of boxing, or fighting with
the fist.
Pu"gil*ist, n. [L. pugil.] One who fights with his fists; esp., a
professional prize fighter; a boxer.
Pu`gil*is"tic (?), a. Of or pertaining to pugillism.
Pug*na"cious (?), a. [L. pugnax, -acis, fr. pugnare to fight. Cf.
Pugilism, Fist.] Disposed to fight; inclined to fighting; quarrelsome;
fighting. --Pug*na"cious*ly, adv. -- Pug*na"cious*ness, n.
Pug*nac"i*ty (?), n. [L. pugnacitas: cf. F. pugnacitÈ.] Inclination or
readiness to fight; quarrelsomeness. " A national pugnacity of
character." Motley.
Pug" nose` (?). A short, thick nose; a snubnose. -- Pug"-nosed` (#), a.
Pug-nose eel (Zoˆl.), a deep- water marine eel (Simenchelys
parasiticus) which sometimes burrows into the flesh of the halibut.
Puh (?), interj. The same as Pugh.
Puis"ne (p"n), a. [See Puny.] 1. Later in age, time, etc.; subsequent.
[Obs.] " A puisne date to eternity." Sir M. Hale.