Noun

(en noun)

A partial covering for a floor.

(UK, Australia) A (usually thick) piece of fabric used for warmth (especially on a bed); a blanket.

* 1855 , , A Boy?s Adventures in the Wilds of Australia: or, Herbert?s Note-Book , page 254,

They then cut down a quantity of gum-tree leaves for a bed, and threw their rugs upon them ready for bed-time.

* 1906 July 27, Government Gazette of Western Australia , page 2297,

Furnish every sleeping apartment with a sufficient number of toilet utensils and bedsteads, and sufficient bedding so that each bed shall be provided with a mattress, two sheets, a rug', and, in winter time, not less than one additional ' rug .

* 1950 April, Dental Journal of Australia , Volume 22, page 181,

My own son had a bunny rug' of which he was very fond and on being put to bed he would always demand his “bunny ' rug to suck his finger with.?

* 1997 , Alan Sharpe, Vivien Encel, Murder!: 25 True Australian Crimes , page 22,

He brought with him a rug and a sheet, and lay down by the fire.

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

* Holinshed

They spin the choicest rug' in Ireland. A friend of mine repaired to Paris Garden clad in one of these Waterford ' rugs .

A rough, woolly, or shaggy dog.

(slang) A wig; a hairpiece.

Noun

(uncountable) rugby

(US) a person who rugby

:* {{quote-magazine

, date= , year=1974 , month=August , first= , last= , author=Paul Burka , coauthors= , title=The Sport of Rough Gentlemen , volume=2 , issue=8 , page=42 , magazine=Texas Monthly , publisher= , issn= citation , passage=To this day ruggers belittle soccer, and they will tell anyone who expresses the slightest interest in their game that rugby is "a ruffian's game played by gentlemen," while soccer is "a gentleman's game played by ruffians." }}

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, date= , year=1977 , month=Apr , first= , last= , author=Robert McKay , coauthors= , title=My Heart's In Highlands, A Chasing The Ruggers , volume=10 , issue=7 , page=80 , magazine=Cincinnati Magazine , publisher= , issn= citation , passage=When you put sixty ruggers and their friends and lovers in a bar, you've really got something going. }}

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, date=1996-12-16 , year= , month= , first= , last= , author=Shannon Black , coauthors= , title=Rugby: Aliens 3, Locals 0 , volume=29 , issue=49 , page=22 , magazine=New York Magazine , publisher= , issn= citation , passage=Some of the world's most talented ruggers' had come to New York for the weekend to play for fun. "What's football — just an Americanization of rugby," exclaimed one fan at the 38th Annual New York Sevens Tournament. … Brian Corcoran, who in 1990 played for Team USA for free, distinguished ' ruggers from "the spoiled, arrogant professionals you're dealing with in other sports." }}

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, date=2011-06-08 , year= , first= , last= , author= , authorlink= , title=Club sports: Touring British Army ruggers welcomed , site=Santa Monica Daily Press citation , archiveorg= , accessdate= , passage=After the game, the teams adjourned to the Dolphins’ usual after-match location, O’Brien’s Irish Pub on Main Street, where they enjoyed a spirited social together: songs were sung, speeches and presentations were made, and mutual admiration was expressed, particularly toward the soldier-ruggers of the 7th for their sacrifice and dedication. }}