Nearby words
snuff-dipping, snuffbox, snuffer, snuffle, snuffy, snugged, snug as a bug in a rug, snuggery, snuggies, snuggle, snugly
Origin of snug
1575–85; perhaps < Old Norse snøggr short-haired; cognate with Swedish snygg neat
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British Dictionary definitions for snugged
snug
/ (snʌɡ) /
adjective snugger or snuggest
noun
(in Britain and Ireland) one of the bars in certain pubs, offering intimate seating for only a few persons
engineering a small peg under the head of a bolt engaging with a slot in the bolted component to prevent the bolt turning when the nut is tightened
verb snugs, snugging or snugged
to make or become comfortable and warm
(tr) nautical to make (a vessel) ready for a storm by lashing down gear
Derived Formssnugly, adverbsnugness, noun
Word Origin for snug
C16 (in the sense: prepared for storms (used of a ship)): related to Old Icelandic snöggr short-haired, Swedish snygg tidy, Low German snögger smart
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Word Origin and History for snugged
snug
1590s, "compact, trim" (of a ship), especially "protected from the weather," perhaps from a Scandinavian source, cf. Old Norse snoggr "short-haired," Old Swedish snygg, Old Danish snøg "neat, tidy," perhaps from PIE *kes- (1) "to scratch" (see xyster). Sense of "in a state of ease or comfort" first recorded 1620s. Meaning "fit closely" is first found 1838. Expression snug as a bug in a rug attested by 1769; earlier snug as a bee in a box (1706).
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