trug

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US, UK, Southern England/tɹʌɡ/Australia, New Zealand/tɹɐɡ/Northern England/tɹʊɡ/Scotland, Wales/tɾʌɡ/

noun

A shallow, oval basket used for gardening

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Meanings

nountrug (plural trugs)

plural trugs

  1. UKA shallow, oval basket used for gardening
  2. obsoleteA trough or tray.
  3. obsoleteA hod for mortar.
  4. obsoleteA concubine; a harlot.

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

    1630, John Taylor, “The World Runs on Wheels”, in All the Workes of John Taylor the Water Poet

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
prostitute

Origin

Compare trough.

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Translations

Bulgarian кошница
  • кошница (košnica)A shallow basket
Czech zahradnický košík
  • zahradnický košíkA shallow basket
Danish kurv
  • kurvA shallow basket

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with trug

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Anagrams

gurtturg
Cite this entry
APA

trug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trug

MLA

“trug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trug. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trug,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trug.

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