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

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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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