Where tufty daisies nod at every gale.
W. Browne.
Tug (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tugged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tugging.] [OE.
toggen; akin to OD. tocken to entice, G. zucken to jerk, draw, Icel.
toga to draw, AS. téon, p. p. togen, to draw, G. ziehen, OHG. ziohan,
Goth. tiuhan, L. ducere to lead, draw. Cf. Duke, Team, Tie, v. t.,
Touch, Tow, v. t., Tuck to press in, Toy a plaything.] 1. To pull or
draw with great effort; to draw along with continued exertion; to haul
along; to tow; as, to tug a loaded cart; to tug a ship into port.
There sweat, there strain, tug the laborious oar.
Roscommon.