n.
Pronunciation: ' v ə g
Function: noun
Etymology: modification of Late Cornish fugo cave; akin to Old Cornish vooga cave, Late Cornish ogo, googoo sea cave, Old Welsh guocof, guocob cave
Date: 1818
: a small unfilled cavity in a lode or in rock
– vug · gy \ ' v ə -g ē \ adjective