Other definitions for dug (2 of 2)
the mamma or the nipple of a female mammal.
Origin of dug
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How to use dug in a sentence
Archaeological evidence suggests that survivors wrapped the small body tightly before laying it, curled on one side with the tiny head resting on a pillow, in a carefully dug pit in Panga ya Saidi cave.
Earliest known burial in Africa is that of a small, fragile child | Kiona N. Smith | May 6, 2021 | Ars TechnicaThe petroleum industry has depicted fracking as a few antiseptic drills dug on peaceful farmland.
For years, William Schmidt single-handedly dug a tunnel through a mountain to transport his gold-rush loot.
Occasionally someone climbed over it or crashed through it or dug under it, or made himself a glider and flew through it.
The Stacks: How The Berlin Wall Inspired John le Carré’s First Masterpiece | John le Carré | November 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd in Italy, the 16th-century body of an old woman was dug up in 2006 with a brick in her mouth.
Following a storm of criticism, Franck dug in on the comparison in two further posts.
The Right Wing Screams for the Wambulance Over Gay Marriage Ruling | Walter Olson | October 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThings looked anxious for a bit, but by this morning's dawn all are dug in, cool, confident.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonThe Elizabethan pipes were so small that now when they are dug up in Ireland the poor call them 'fairy pipes' from their tininess.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.But what if I catch the fish by using a hired boat and a hired net, or by buying worms as bait from some one who has dug them?
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockSeveral tons of leaden pipe were dug up in Fleet street, London, laid down 300 years before.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellAnd, as the spring was some little distance from there, they dug a well in the Fort, and found the water very good.
British Dictionary definitions for dug (1 of 3)
/ (dʌɡ) /
the past tense and past participle of dig
British Dictionary definitions for dug (2 of 3)
/ (dʌɡ) /
the nipple, teat, udder, or breast of a female mammal
a human breast, esp when old and withered
Origin of dug
2British Dictionary definitions for dug (3 of 3)
/ (dʌɡ) /
a Scot word for dog
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