English Explanatory Dictionary

dug

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of dig (replacing earlier digged)
noun
  1. A mammary gland on a domestic mammal with more than two breasts.
  2. A woman's breast or nipple.
noun
  1. Pronunciation spelling of dog.

Pronunciation

dŭg /dʌɡ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dug.wav

Word forms

dug dugs

Etymology

From earlier dugge ("pap, teat"; compare also English dialectal ducky, dukky (“the female breast”)), apparently connected to Danish dægge (“to suckle”), Swedish dägga (“to suck”), Old English dēon (“to suckle”). More at doe. Compare also doug.

Synonyms

udder pap breast teat tit nipple

Derived words

dugway undug
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