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■ noun
1》 a dog of a dwarf breed like a bulldog with a broad flat nose and deeply wrinkled face.
2》 a small, slender moth which rests with its wings stretched out to the sides. [ Eupithecia and other genera.]
Derivatives
~gish adjective
~gy adjective
Origin
C18: perh. of Low Ger. origin.
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~ 2
■ noun loam or clay mixed and worked into a soft, plastic condition without air pockets for making bricks or pottery.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ging , ~ged )
1》 [usu. as adjective ~ged ] prepare (clay) in this way.
2》 [usu. as noun ~ging ] pack (a space) with ~, sawdust, or other material in order to deaden sound.
Origin
C19: of unknown origin.
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~ 3
■ noun the footprint of an animal.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ging , ~ged ) track (an animal) by its footprints.
Origin
C19: from Hindi pag 'footprint'.
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~ 4
■ noun informal a boxer.
Origin
C19: abbrev. of ~ilist .