Rug (?), n. [Cf. Sw. rugg entanglend hair, ruggig rugged, shaggy, probably akin to E. rough. See Rough, a.]

1.

A kind of coarse, heavy frieze, formerly used for garments.

They spin the choicest rug in Ireland. A friend of mine . . . repaired to Paris Garden clad in one of these Waterford rugs. The mastiffs, . . . deeming he had been a bear, would fain have baited him. Holinshed.

2.

A piece of thick, nappy fabric, commonly made of wool, -- used for various purposes, as for covering and ornamenting part of a bare floor, for hanging in a doorway as a potiere, for protecting a portion of carpet, for a wrap to protect the legs from cold, etc.

3.

A rough, woolly, or shaggy dog.

Rug gown, a gown made of rug, of or coarse, shaggy cloth.

B. Johnson.

 

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Rug, v. t.

To pull roughly or hastily; to plunder; to spoil; to tear.

[Scot.]

Sir W. Scott.

 

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