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Pug vs Terrier - What's the difference?

pug | terrier |

As nouns the difference between pug and terrier

is that pug is term of endearment (probably related to puck) while terrier is a dog from a group of small, lively breeds, originally bred for the hunting of burrowing prey such as rats]], rabbits, foxes, and even [[otter|otters; this original function is reflected in some of their names (eg rat terrier) or terrier can be an auger or borer.

As a verb pug

is to mix and stir when wet.

pug

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Term of endearment (probably related to puck).
  • A bargeman.
  • A harlot; a prostitute.
    • (Cotgrave)
  • A small dog of an ancient breed originating in China, having a snub nose, wrinkled face, squarish body, short smooth hair, and curled tail.
  • An upper servant in a great house.
  • The footprint of an animal. (Also pugmark ) (From the Hindi for 'foot', related to Sanskrit 'padh' and Greek 'ped')
  • Any compressed clay-like material mixed and worked into a soft, plastic condition for making bricks, pottery or for paving. (Also pug soil )
  • A pug mill.
  • (obsolete, slang) A pugilist or boxer.
  • (obsolete) An elf or hobgoblin.
    • (Ben Jonson)
  • (obsolete) chaff; the refuse of grain
    • (Holland)
  • Any geometrid moth of the genus .

    • Derived terms

    * pug nose * pug-nosed

    Verb

    (pugg)
  • To mix and stir when wet.
    • to pug clay for bricks or pottery
  • To fill or stop with clay by tamping; to fill in or spread with mortar, as a floor or partition, for the purpose of deadening sound.

    • Anagrams

    * ---- ==Volapük==

    Noun

    (vo-noun)
  • slaughter, slaughtering
  • butchery, butchering

    • Declension

    (vo-decl-noun)

    Related terms

    * benohipugan * benojipugan * benopugan * * hipugan * jevodihipugan * jevodijipugan * jevodipugan * jipugan * mipug * mipugam * * pugadel * pugamaskar * pugamastan * pugahimastan * pugajimastan * pugam * pugamon * pugan * * puganeif * pug ritulik * pugasakrifot * pugastum * pugastumem * pugatrip * * * * pugotavetot * * * * *

    terrier

    English

    (wikipedia terrier)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl), (etyl) chien terrier "terrier dog", or literally "earth dog," from chien 'dog' + (itself ultimately from (etyl) terra 'earth').

    Alternative forms

    * tarrier (the dog)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A dog from a group of small, lively breeds, originally bred for the hunting of burrowing prey such as rats]], rabbits, foxes, and even [[otter, otters; this original function is reflected in some of their names (e.g. rat terrier).
  • (legal, historical) A collection of acknowledgments of the vassals or tenants of a lordship, containing the rents and services they owed to the lord, etc.
  • (legal) A book or roll in which the lands of private persons or corporations are described by their site, boundaries, number of acres, etc.; a terrar.
    • Derived terms
    * Airedale terrier * American hairless terrier * bull terrier * * Boston terrier * * Fox terrier ** * Irish terrier * Jack Russell terrier * Kerry blue terrier * Pit bull terrier * Rat Terrier * Scottish terrier * Sealyham terrier * Skye terrier * Yorkshire terrier * West Highland white terrier * Wheaten terrier * wire-haired terrier
    Related terms
    * terra * Terra * terra firma * Terran * terrace * terracotta * terrain * terrene * terrestrial ** extraterrestrial * territorial * territory * terroir

    Etymology 2

    Compare (etyl) (lena) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An auger or borer.

    • References

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