rugging

American  

[ruhg-ing] / ˈrʌg ɪŋ /

noun

1. a bulky, coarse fabric with a full nap, used as a floor covering.

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Etymology

Origin of rugging

First recorded in 1855–60; rug + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Then they shared a meme featuring the musician Drake, claiming that they were “taking punks mainstream by rugging Sotheby’s.”

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2022

I’ve said every day I’ve woken up this week, looked out the window and seen that today is yet another beach day when we should be rugging up.

From The Guardian • May 5, 2016

“Was they given to rugging your hair when they wasn’t pleased?”

From Our Little Lady Six Hundred Years Ago by Irwin, M. (Madelaine)

Mrs. Bates sat down on the foot of the bed and motioned Jane to a small rocker that had been re-seated with a bit of old rugging.

From With the Procession by Fuller, Henry Blake

He had mony a long year o' shepherding an' moss-trooping, an' rugging an' riving i' the wilderness, I'll warrant, afore he got thae gran' lyrics o' his oot o' him.

From Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography by Hughes, Thomas