trug

American  

[truhg, troog] / trʌg, trʊg /

noun

British.

1. a shallow basket for carrying flowers, vegetables, etc., made from strips of wood.

2. a shallow wooden milk pan.

3. a wooden tray for holding mortar.

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trug British  

/ trʌɡ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of trug

First recorded in 1570–80; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

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trug

“Even I bought a wheeled trug planter, stationed it on my terrace and am growing leafy greens. I go out and pick fresh salad every night for supper,” he said.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 20, 2021

Or how about a good garden trug for holding roses or tomatoes she’s cut in the garden.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2021

Nick’s trug is full of small, difficult and poisonous species.

From New York Times ● Nov. 6, 2015

"There is a great tradition of trug-making in this village. It's like trug Mecca."

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2014

Hurstmonceux clerics—The de Fiennes and the de Monceux—A spacious home—The ghost—The unfortunate Lord Dacre—Horace Walpole at Hurstmonceux—The trug industry.

From Highways and Byways in Sussex by Frederick Landseer Maur Griggs