Etymology
First recorded in 1715–25; lug 2 + -ie
Example Sentences
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Then, for his aunt's sake, he carefully wiped the luggie dry, and set it where he had found it.
From
Bog-Myrtle and Peat
Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895
by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
In another part of the district, including Sarun, where the "luggie" is larger, the average produce is about one-third better.
From
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom
Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c.
by Simmonds, P. L.
Kit Kennedy took a milking-pail, which he would have called a luggie, set his knee to Crummie, his favourite, who was munching her fodder, and soon had a warm draught.
From
Bog-Myrtle and Peat
Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895
by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
Speaking of the produce in Tirhoot, the same gentleman says the "luggie," or measuring rod, varies throughout the district.
From
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom
Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c.
by Simmonds, P. L.
The luggie, it must be observed, varies in size throughout the district.
From
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom
Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c.
by Simmonds, P. L.
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