trug

[ truhg, troog ]

nounBritish.

a shallow basket for carrying flowers, vegetables, etc., made from strips of wood.
a shallow wooden milk pan.

a wooden tray for holding mortar.

Origin of trug

First recorded in 1570–80; origin uncertain

Words Nearby trug

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How to use trug in a sentence

It occurred to him that trug would not be the liveliest of company.
Soldier Rigdale | Beulah Marie Dix
But trug, he has not followed; very like they think we'll not run away and leave him behind.
Soldier Rigdale | Beulah Marie Dix
"Mayhap if you had trug with you, you could start some here," suggested Francis.
Soldier Rigdale | Beulah Marie Dix
The village is remarkable for a local industry—the making of "trug" baskets for the carriage of fruit.
Seaward Sussex | Edric Holmes
"Why, he is somewhat like other men," Miles whispered softly to Giles, but trug grumbled in his throat.
Soldier Rigdale | Beulah Marie Dix

British Dictionary definitions for trug

trug

/ (trʌɡ) /

noun

British a long shallow basket made of curved strips of wood and used for carrying flowers, fruit, etc

Origin of trug

C16: perhaps dialect variant of trough

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