Trug

//tɹʌɡ// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A shallow, oval basket used for gardening British
  2. 2
    A trough or tray. obsolete
  3. 3
    A hod for mortar. obsolete
  4. 4
    A concubine; a harlot. obsolete

    "the Tobacco seller, with their companion Trugs, must be coached to […]many other places, like wild haggards prancing up and down"

Synonyms

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basketbeaubroadcourtesancreature of the nightdrab

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"the Tobacco seller, with their companion Trugs, must be coached to […]many other places, like wild haggards prancing up and down"

Etymology

Compare trough.

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