throw rug

American  

noun

1. scatter rug.

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Etymology

Origin of throw rug

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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throw rug

This allows you to install a proper flashing under the door and gives you plenty of room for a thick throw rug or mat on the interior floor next to the door.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 26, 2023

The attendant pointed to a creased throw rug on the floor.

From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2018

B. Thom Stevenson shows a hand-knotted throw rug sporting a fashionably black-and-white rendition of a Picasso weeping woman, her tears inseparable from the experience of being walked on.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2016

I actually laughed through the rest of the trailer, then ran around my house saying “Tell da troof!” until I tripped on a throw rug.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 6, 2016

A charred throw rug flew out from beneath Emma and took her feet with it, sending her crashing to the floor.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs